Does your home healthcare client have lymphadenopathy?
The routine head-to-toe home care assessment should include screening for abnormal lymph nodes. This can provide critical information about existing disease states or underlying problems that may have been overlooked. This article details the lymph node examination for the home care client that is easily incorporated into the initial examination, allows for fast documentation of findings, and provides helpful assessment information for disease detection in adults and children.
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University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009737:Nursing Records; D010173:Palpation / Q000379:methods