When You Palpate a 5-Year-Old's Neck,you Identify Small,movable,cool,nontender Lymph Nodes

question 9

Multiple Choice

When you palpate a 5-year-old's neck,you identify small,movable,cool,nontender lymph nodes.Your findings would most likely indicate which of the following?

• A) benign "shotty" nodes with no clinical significance
• B) malignant and require further assessment immediately
• C) related to lymphadenitis
• D) related to an acute upper respiratory infection

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