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Physical Examinations II
Lymph Node Findings in Health and Disease
Description
Lymph node findings can help reveal how the lymphatic system is working and what disease may be present. The lymphatic system has two main jobs: it returns extracellular fluid to the venous circulation and exposes antigenic substances to the immune system. As lymph moves through the body, it passes through nodes made of dens...
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Transcript
The lymph node examination forms an essential part of the evaluation for infectious diseases and cancer. The lymphatic system is comprised of organs including the spleen, lymphatic channels and lymph nodes. The channels are responsible for returning the lymph formed from extracellular fluid back to the venous circulation.
On its way, the l...
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