lymphatic exam

Question 1

what drains into the right subclavian vein

Answer 1

right lymphatic duct

right arm, right side of thorax, right side of head

Question 2

what drains in the internal jugular vein

Answer 2

everything that doesn’t drain into right subclavian vein, all the lower extremities, all left side

Question 3

in which group are shotty nodes normal

Answer 3

children under 12

Question 4

functions of the spleen

Answer 4

filter and destroy old RBCs
produce antibodies
store RBCs
filter microorganisms from the blood

Question 5

localized lymphadenopathy

Answer 5

if only in certain regional lymph nodes

Question 6

generalized lymphadenopathy

Answer 6

if in lymph nodes all over body

suggests systemic inflammatory, malignant, or infectious process

Question 7

lymphedema

Answer 7

edematous swelling due to excess accumulation of lymph fluid in tissues caused by inadequate lymph drainage

Question 8

lymphadenitis

Answer 8

inflammation of one or more lymphatic nodes

may result in the breakdown of the overlying tissue

Question 9

lymphangitis

Answer 9

inflammation of one or more lymphatic vessels, commonly causes red streaks in the skin following the course of the lymph vessel

Question 10

what is documented with an abnormal lymph node

Answer 10

location
size
shape
color
temperature
tenderness
consistency
degree of fixation
margins