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Clinical Questions. Choose two out of three questions.
1) A nurse palpated enlarged lymph nodes. Describe signs and symptoms that help to distinguish
cancerous lymph nodes from infected lymph nodes.
2) Lymphedema may occur as a complication after a radical mastectomy, in which lymph nodes
have been removed. Explain why it might occur.
3) A mother takes her son to the doctor and describes the following symptoms that she has
observed. The child is running a fever, has flu-like symptoms, and his lymph glands are very
swollen and sore to the touch. Of what significance are the swollen and sore lymph glands?
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Transcribed Image Text:Clinical Questions. Choose two out of three questions. 1) A nurse palpated enlarged lymph nodes. Describe signs and symptoms that help to distinguish cancerous lymph nodes from infected lymph nodes. 2) Lymphedema may occur as a complication after a radical mastectomy, in which lymph nodes have been removed. Explain why it might occur. 3) A mother takes her son to the doctor and describes the following symptoms that she has observed. The child is running a fever, has flu-like symptoms, and his lymph glands are very swollen and sore to the touch. Of what significance are the swollen and sore lymph glands? Chapter 21
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