Practicals · Palliative Medicine · Nursing Care – Lymphedema Management
Complete decongestive therapy (CDT) for lymphedema
- Type
- Procedure
- Also called
- manual lymphatic drainage, lymphedema bandaging and massage
Videos and resources
- VideoEffective CDT (Complete Decongestive Therapy) - The Inconvenient Truth - Guenter Klose, MLD/CDT1:16:53
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Able to manage a patient with Lymphedema. Able to perform complete decongestive therapy using Lymphedema Bandage, Massage and Exercise.” ( NMC curriculum, page 53)
“Able to manage a patient with Lymphedema. Able to perform complete decongestive therapy using Lymphedema Bandage, Massage and Exercise.” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 75)