MTP 2 MIDTERM Flashcards
What is the definition of lymphatic drainage?
the use of gentle/light, rhythmic, manual techniques to pump the lymphatic fluid through the superficial lymphatic capillaries.
What are the 3 primary functions of the lymphatic system?
- Lymphatic vessels drain excess interstitial and leaked proteins from the tissue spaces and return them to the blood
- Dietary lipids and lipid soluble vitamins are transported by the lymphatic vessels to the blood.
- Lymphatic tissue initiates highly specific immune responses
Lymph or blood: Contains plasma and a lesser number of WBCs and platelets.
Lymph
Lymph or Blood: clots slowly due to the presence of less fibrinogen
Lymph
Lymph or blood: flows quickly
blood
Which duct receives lymph from the left side of the head, neck and chest and entire lower body?
Thoracic duct
What maintains the flow of lymph?
skeletal muscle pump and respiratory pump
What are the primary lymphatic organs and tissues?
Where stem cells divide and develop into mature B and T cells
red bone marrow
thymus
What are secondary lymphtic organs and tissues?
sites where most immune responses occur:
lymph nodes
spleen
lymphatic nodules
When treating local edema present in the acute or subacute stage of an injury, lymph drainage techniques should be applied first or after general SM?
applied first
When treating chronic edema, deeper SM and MF techniques are applied when?
first
What are CIs to LD?
acute inflammation w/ infection
malignancy
untreated or recent thrombosis
untreated allergic reaction
edema due to right sided congestive heart failure
kidney pathology
damaged lymphatic system (relative to training
What are cautions to LD?
cardiac insufficiency or congestive heart failure
local application to thyroid hyperactivity
asthma, not in attack, avoid sternum
low blood pressure
traumatic injury
What is the definition of edema?
a local or general accumulation of fluid in the interstitial tissue spaces
Edema due to trauma is often what?
Hot, firm, local and sometimes distal to the injury
Chronic edema feels like what in palpation?
cool due to ischemia or warm due to congestion.
maybe boggy or taut
possibly tender