Edema Management- EPA
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hsd7r3
1. What's in a hematoma: RBC
2. RBC- positive or negative charge?: negative
3. Can you repel RBCs to decrease the hematoma: You know need a LOT of negative charge
(cathode) for this... so probably not realistic
4. Can you attract RBC to heal the hematoma instead?: you'd have to use a positive charge
for this...doesn't really happen
5. What makes up edema: fluid + albumin
6. Albumin charge: slightly negative
7. Claim about albumin: Repel albumin protein away with negative charge... use black wire on edema
8. Issue with the claim ab albumin: HUGE amount of charge to repel albumin protein
Even IF you did repel the albumin, likely albumin goes into the interstitial space NOT into the blood vessels
9. Chronic edema: 1+ day old
10. Where to put electrodes for chronic edema: 2 muscles proximal to edema
2 muscles distal to edema
11. parameters for chronic edema: PD = 200-300 microseconds
Freq = 5 PPS
ALL on time
Treatment time = 20 min
Intensity = strong twitches
12. what kind of contraction are we looking for with chronic edema: Twitchy contraction
to activate calf pump, move skin and lymphatic tissue
13. Edema abatement: stop formation of new edema (acute edema)
14. HVPC: Hi-Volt
Monophasic, pulsed current
15. Parameters for acute edema: Black wire (cathode) on edema prone site...attach to sock/glove
Red wire (anode)- on low back
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hsd7r3
1. What's in a hematoma: RBC
2. RBC- positive or negative charge?: negative
3. Can you repel RBCs to decrease the hematoma: You know need a LOT of negative charge
(cathode) for this... so probably not realistic
4. Can you attract RBC to heal the hematoma instead?: you'd have to use a positive charge
for this...doesn't really happen
5. What makes up edema: fluid + albumin
6. Albumin charge: slightly negative
7. Claim about albumin: Repel albumin protein away with negative charge... use black wire on edema
8. Issue with the claim ab albumin: HUGE amount of charge to repel albumin protein
Even IF you did repel the albumin, likely albumin goes into the interstitial space NOT into the blood vessels
9. Chronic edema: 1+ day old
10. Where to put electrodes for chronic edema: 2 muscles proximal to edema
2 muscles distal to edema
11. parameters for chronic edema: PD = 200-300 microseconds
Freq = 5 PPS
ALL on time
Treatment time = 20 min
Intensity = strong twitches
12. what kind of contraction are we looking for with chronic edema: Twitchy contraction
to activate calf pump, move skin and lymphatic tissue
13. Edema abatement: stop formation of new edema (acute edema)
14. HVPC: Hi-Volt
Monophasic, pulsed current
15. Parameters for acute edema: Black wire (cathode) on edema prone site...attach to sock/glove
Red wire (anode)- on low back
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