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4---3 Enlargement Of Lymph Nodes Flashcards

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Should reveal the setting in wc lymphadenopathy is occuring

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Medical history

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T or f? Soft flar submandibular nodes <1cm are often palpable

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T

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Indicated in patients e cervical lymphadenopathy and hx of tobacco use

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Complete ent exam

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Localized or regional lymphadenopathy implies

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Single anatomic area

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4
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Generalized lymphadenopathy defined as

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3 or more lymph nodes

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Generalized lymphadenopathy frequently associated w?

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Non malignant disorders such as im, ebv,cmv

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6
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Reflects infection of scalp

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Occipital adenopathy

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Preauricular adenopathy accompanies

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Conjunctival and cat scratch dse

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8
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Most frequent site of regional lymphadenopathy

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Neck

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9
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Enlargement of these nodes is always abnormal

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Supraclavicular and scalene

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Scalene and supracla nodes drain what?

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Lung and retroperitoneal

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Enlarged left supraclavicular node

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Virhows node

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12
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Non neoplastic causes of supraclav enlargement

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Tb
Sarcoidosis
Toxoplasmosis

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13
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Ipsilateral upper extrem injuries or infections

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Axillary lymphadeno

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14
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Stds may show what lymphadenopathy

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Inguinal

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15
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Node siZe of 2.25cm2 signifies what?

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Malignant cause

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______ sec to an inflammatory process

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Tenderness

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Nodes tend tl be large discrete symmetric rubbery firm mobile non tender

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Lymphoma

18
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Coexistence of slenomegaly implies whag?

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Systemic illness

19
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___ can provide useful data for dx of acute or chronic leukemia

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CBC

20
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If sle is supected what is warranted?

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Anti nuclear

Anti dna antibody

21
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If no mucosal lesion is detected,____ should be performed

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Excisional biopsy of lymph node

22
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If benign cause for lymphadenopathy what px must do?

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Follow up at 2-4 week interval

23
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By enlargr lymphoid tissue in waldeyers ring seen in IM

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Pharyngeal obstruction

24
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Normal physio roles of spleen

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Control over eryrthrocytes
Synthesis of abs
Removal of antibody coated orgs

25
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Nuclear residua

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Howell jolly bodies

26
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Denatured HGb

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Heinz bodies

27
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3 adaptive functions of spleen

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Generation of immune reponse

“Cellular compts”

28
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Vascular occlusion, w infatction and pain is commonly seen in

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Children w sickle cell crises

29
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In px, only 2/3 of the palpable spleen show involvement by ca

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Hodgkins

30
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Three texhniques for percussion of spleen

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Nixon
Castell
Traubes

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