CLT-LANA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH Detailed Answer
Key For (2025|2026) Exam, A+ Solutions
Stage 1 Lipedema - (answers)Fat
Swelling resolves with rest/elevation
Stage 2 Lipedema - (answers)Peau' d' orange
Easy bruising
Less resolution w/ rest and elevation
Stage 3 Lipedema - (answers)Fibrosclerosis- hard connective tissue
LARGE mass of skin
Swelling doesn't recede
Stage 4 Lipedema - (answers)Fibrosclerosis/Elephantitis
LARGER Masses of skin overhang
LIPO-LYMPHEDEMA (becomes lymphedema at this stage)
Columnar pants - (answers)column like swelling with lipedema
Harem pants (pantaloons) - (answers)like princess Jazmine pants in Aladin
lipedema
,jodhpurs (riding breeches) - (answers)big hips and smaller calfs lipedema
Lymphedema Stage 0 AKA - (answers)Subclinical or Latent Stage
Lymphedema Stage 0 Characteristics - (answers)-No swelling
-Reduced TC and functional reserve
-Normal tissue consistency but US can reveal changes
-May have heaviness, achiness, warmth (Transient symptoms)
-Education/prevention
Lymphedema Stage 1 AKA - (answers)Reversible Stage
Lymphedema Stage 1 Characteristics - (answers)-Pitting edema that goes down
w/ elevation or treatment
heavy, aching, fatigued
-Puffy
Goal-reduce edema
- negative or borderline stemmer sign
Lymphedema Stage 2 AKA - (answers)Spontaneously Irreversible Stage
Lymphedema Stage 2 Characteristics - (answers)-FIBROSIS
, -Hard, lumpy, thickened, sludgy tissue
-Non-pitting.
-Edema that can be partially reduced or is irreversible
-Prone to infections
Lymphedema Stage 3 AKA - (answers)Elephantiasis or
Sclerotic Lymphedema
Lymphedema Stage 3 Characteristics - (answers)-SECONDARY SKIN CHANGES
-Trigger is infection/cellulitis
-Skin folds/distorted shapes
-Severe skin changes- papillomatosis, hyperkeratosis, lichenification,
hyperpigmentation
Initial Lymphatics AKA - (answers)Lymph Plexus
initial lymph collectors
initial lymph vessels
Initial Lymphatics Characterisitics - (answers)LOCATED: Just under epitheal layer
of epidermis and in the subendothelial lining of mucous membranes
-LARGER THAN BCs
Key For (2025|2026) Exam, A+ Solutions
Stage 1 Lipedema - (answers)Fat
Swelling resolves with rest/elevation
Stage 2 Lipedema - (answers)Peau' d' orange
Easy bruising
Less resolution w/ rest and elevation
Stage 3 Lipedema - (answers)Fibrosclerosis- hard connective tissue
LARGE mass of skin
Swelling doesn't recede
Stage 4 Lipedema - (answers)Fibrosclerosis/Elephantitis
LARGER Masses of skin overhang
LIPO-LYMPHEDEMA (becomes lymphedema at this stage)
Columnar pants - (answers)column like swelling with lipedema
Harem pants (pantaloons) - (answers)like princess Jazmine pants in Aladin
lipedema
,jodhpurs (riding breeches) - (answers)big hips and smaller calfs lipedema
Lymphedema Stage 0 AKA - (answers)Subclinical or Latent Stage
Lymphedema Stage 0 Characteristics - (answers)-No swelling
-Reduced TC and functional reserve
-Normal tissue consistency but US can reveal changes
-May have heaviness, achiness, warmth (Transient symptoms)
-Education/prevention
Lymphedema Stage 1 AKA - (answers)Reversible Stage
Lymphedema Stage 1 Characteristics - (answers)-Pitting edema that goes down
w/ elevation or treatment
heavy, aching, fatigued
-Puffy
Goal-reduce edema
- negative or borderline stemmer sign
Lymphedema Stage 2 AKA - (answers)Spontaneously Irreversible Stage
Lymphedema Stage 2 Characteristics - (answers)-FIBROSIS
, -Hard, lumpy, thickened, sludgy tissue
-Non-pitting.
-Edema that can be partially reduced or is irreversible
-Prone to infections
Lymphedema Stage 3 AKA - (answers)Elephantiasis or
Sclerotic Lymphedema
Lymphedema Stage 3 Characteristics - (answers)-SECONDARY SKIN CHANGES
-Trigger is infection/cellulitis
-Skin folds/distorted shapes
-Severe skin changes- papillomatosis, hyperkeratosis, lichenification,
hyperpigmentation
Initial Lymphatics AKA - (answers)Lymph Plexus
initial lymph collectors
initial lymph vessels
Initial Lymphatics Characterisitics - (answers)LOCATED: Just under epitheal layer
of epidermis and in the subendothelial lining of mucous membranes
-LARGER THAN BCs
