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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT)

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

4.9630 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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India is treating a patient with stage 1 left lower extremity lymphedema. The therapist would like to use complete decongestive therapy principles to reduce the patient's swelling. Which of the following interventions is the MOST appropriate?   

A. Pneumatic compression devices at 70 - 90 mmHg 

B. Gentle light strokes, starting proximally and stroking distally 

C. Ace bandages placed into a figure 8 arrangement  

D. Comprilan bandaging performed immediately after lymph drainage

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0:00.0

I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

0:09.0

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.

0:16.0

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn, and you'll see the life

0:22.4

I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to

0:27.8

change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,

0:34.3

actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

0:40.5

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

0:45.5

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life

0:50.8

you love, you're in the right place.

0:53.1

Enjoy the show.

0:55.7

For this week's clinical file, we have India, and India is treating a patient with stage one left lower extremity

1:02.0

lymphodema. The therapist would like to use complete decongestive therapy principles

1:07.9

to reduce the patient's swelling. Which of the following interventions is the

1:13.1

most appropriate? So we have A, pneumatic compression devices at 70 to 90 millimeters of mercury.

1:20.7

B is gentle light strokes starting proximally and stroking distally. C is ace bandages placed into a figure eight arrangement.

1:32.9

And D is compelon bandaging performed immediately after lymph drainage.

1:39.4

All right.

1:39.7

So let's go up to the top of this question.

1:41.9

And again, if you are a PT student, a PT grad, and you're

1:46.1

looking to get assistance for how to prepare for the MPTE, but not just to go in there to sit

1:51.7

for it. I'm talking about to absolutely crush it. If you're looking for help in how to prepare

1:57.4

for the MPTE, you need to check out my free but private Facebook group.

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