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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

you love, you're in the right place.

Enjoy the show.

For this week's clinical file, we have Annie, and Annie presents with a recent onset of right upper extremity lymphedema

after a right radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The patient's lymphedema no

longer improves with elevation.

Which of the following is the most recommended?

So we have A, manual lymph drainage, long stretch bandages, and aerobic exercise.

B, manual lymph drainage, short stretch bandages, and aerobic exercise.

C, manual lymph drainage and pneumatic compression at 70 to 80

millimeters of mercury. And D is short stretch bandages, limb elevation, and the purchase of custom

garments. All right. So let's go up to the top of this question. Listen, with this one, the whole topic here you could see is revolving around lymphedema, right?

And over the past few years that I've had this podcast, I've done a few episodes about this.

And this is a major topic that you need to know for the MPTE.

You got to know lymphodema backwards and forwards, how it's created, how it happens.

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