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Marc Tyler is a 46-year-old man who has recently been told hehas Hodgkin lymphoma. He saw his family physician after he noticedan enlarged lymph node is his right axilla. He has been told thathis prognosis is good. His treatment will include 6 months ofintensive cancer chemotherapy followed by 1 month of radiationtreatments.
1. When Mr. Tyler first discovered the enlarged lymph nodes, heprobably also noticed that: A. The lymph nodes in his right axillawere painless. B. The lymph nodes in his right axilla were tenderC. A red streak extended down his right arm. D. His right arm wasswollen from the axilla to the fingers.
2. Mr. Tyler has been told that his prognosis is good, because:A. The lymph system is not involved yet. B. Most lymphomas arebenign. C. The disease has not spread beyond the lymph nodes. D. Itis hypothesized that it is caused by a virus.
3. During Mr. Tyler’s complete physical examination, hisphysician palpated many lymph nodes, then sent Mr. Tyler to theradiology department for a lymphogram. What information is thephysician gathering with these examinations? A. The size of Mr.Tyler’s lymph nodes B. The circulation of Mr. Tyler’s lymphaticsystem C. The location of Mr. Tyler’s lymph nodes D. All of theabove
4. Mr. Tyler develops a lung infection following a common coldduring his treatment. Which one of the following mechanisms is mostlikely responsible for his increased risk of infection? A. Fatigueresulting in poor hygiene B. Inadequate hematopoiesis C. Inabilityof the tonsils to keep the common cold from entering D. Inadequatefunctioning of the spleen.
