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General [BRIDC] - ABSOLUTE - ✔✔Acute Bronchitis, Renal Disease, Acute Infection,
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DVT, Chronic Edema
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Compression [CASI] - ABSOLUTE - ✔✔Cardiac Edema, Arterial Disease, Spasticity, Acute
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Infection



Neck [Hyper 4 C's] - ABSOLUTE - ✔✔Hyperthyroidism, Cartoid Endoarterectomy, CVA,
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Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cartoid Sinus Syndrome
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Abdominal [DISCARD PP]- ABSOLUTE - ✔✔Diverticulitis, Diverticulosis, Illeus,
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Inflammation large/small intestines, recent abdominal surgery, CHF, Children Under 12,
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Aortic Aneurysm, radiation fibrosis/radiation cystitis, Dysmenorrhea, Acute DVT,
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Pregnancy, unexplained pain. || ||




Name all Anastomoses - ✔✔AAA, AII, AI/IA, PAA, PII
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What is filtration? - ✔✔Transport solution through filter, semi permeable membrane.
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(Coffee Grounds) ||




BCP art > COP pl is what? - ✔✔Filtration
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What is reabsorption? - ✔✔water reabsorbed through from tissue back to venous end of
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blood capillary.
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, Effects of Compression - ✔✔Reduce Filtration, Increase Reabsorption, Improves efficiency
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of muscle and joint pump, prevent re-accumulation of fluid from MLD, breaks down scar
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tissue, supports tissue that lost elasticity.
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What is a pre-capillary sphincter? - ✔✔Smooth muscle innervated by the sympathetic
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portion of the ANS. || || ||




When the pre-capillary sphincter contracts.. - ✔✔Less blood into capillaries.
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Less Blood= decreased BCP
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Gate closes
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When the pre-capillary sphincter dilates... - ✔✔Moore blood into capillaries.
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More volume= increased BCP.
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Gate opens
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Name two classes of lymphedema - ✔✔Primary and Secondary
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primary lymphedema - ✔✔Malformation or dysplasia of the lymphatic system
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secondary lymphedema - ✔✔a known insult to the lymphatic system following the latency
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stage.



Hypoplasia (primary) - ✔✔fewer collectors that are smaller in diameter. Seen in UE and LE
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Hyperplasia (primary) - ✔✔collectors are larger in diameter resulting in insufficient
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valvular system, TC is compromised, can lead to cysts and reflux.
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