Easily palpable lymph nodes generally are not found in healt…
Easily palpable lymph nodes generally are not found in healthy adults. Lymph nodes that are large, fixed, or matted, inflamed, or tender indicate a potential problem. A hard, fixed, painless lymph node that is rapidly enlarging suggests a(n):
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Your next patient is a 78-year-old female with a history of heart failure that presents to your clinic for a 1 week follow up appointment from a recent hospitalization. On physical exam you note bilateral pitting ankle and pretibial edema to a depth of 6 mm that lasts for more than 1 minute. This would be documented as:
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