ACOLS MLD TRAINING PRACTICE Q AND
A STUDY SHEET 2026
◉ what is the hydrostatic pressure of the
veins with muscle pump?.
Answer: 30
◉ what are the stages of cvi?.
Answer: 0: subclinical, cvi ambulatory
1: phlebo-lymphodynamic insufficiency
2: phleobo-lymphostatic insufficiency
3: cvi stage ii with ulceration
◉ what is high volume insufficiency?.
Answer: dynamic, edema
◉ what does reduce tc mean?.
Answer: damage to ls,
◉ what type of swelling is in cvi stage 1?.
Answer: edema, high volume insufficiency
, ◉ what is the abi limit for compression therapy contraindication?.
Answer: less than 0.8
◉ What is Stewart-Treves Syndrome?.
Answer: rare angiosarcoma that develops in people with long-
standing lymphedema. Most affected people have a history of breast
cancer that was treated with a radical mastectomy
◉ What stage of lymphedema does stewart-treves syndrome
develop?.
Answer: any stage; more common in stage II or III
◉ What can be the first sign of stewart-treves syndrome?.
Answer: a small bruise
◉ Can you do MLD with cysts?.
Answer: Yes just not right over that spot; for compression
◉ What are the affects of Compression (6)?.
Answer: reduces filtration, increase tissue pressure, improves the
efficiency of the muscle and joint pump, prevents reaccumulation of
A STUDY SHEET 2026
◉ what is the hydrostatic pressure of the
veins with muscle pump?.
Answer: 30
◉ what are the stages of cvi?.
Answer: 0: subclinical, cvi ambulatory
1: phlebo-lymphodynamic insufficiency
2: phleobo-lymphostatic insufficiency
3: cvi stage ii with ulceration
◉ what is high volume insufficiency?.
Answer: dynamic, edema
◉ what does reduce tc mean?.
Answer: damage to ls,
◉ what type of swelling is in cvi stage 1?.
Answer: edema, high volume insufficiency
, ◉ what is the abi limit for compression therapy contraindication?.
Answer: less than 0.8
◉ What is Stewart-Treves Syndrome?.
Answer: rare angiosarcoma that develops in people with long-
standing lymphedema. Most affected people have a history of breast
cancer that was treated with a radical mastectomy
◉ What stage of lymphedema does stewart-treves syndrome
develop?.
Answer: any stage; more common in stage II or III
◉ What can be the first sign of stewart-treves syndrome?.
Answer: a small bruise
◉ Can you do MLD with cysts?.
Answer: Yes just not right over that spot; for compression
◉ What are the affects of Compression (6)?.
Answer: reduces filtration, increase tissue pressure, improves the
efficiency of the muscle and joint pump, prevents reaccumulation of
