CHAPTER 10 SEIDEL'S GUIDE TO
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Shotty nodes - ANS small nontender nodes that feel like BBs or buckshot under the skin
lymph - ANS clear, sometimes milky-colored or yellow-tinged fluid containing a variety of
white blood cells, most of which are lymphocytes, and an occasional red blood cell
lymphangioma - ANS congenital malformation of dilated lymphatics
Acute suppurative lymphadenitis - ANS infection and inflammation of a lymph node; may
affect a single or localized group of nodes
lymphadenopathy - ANS enlarged lymph nodes
lymphangitis - ANS inflammation of the lymphatics that drain an area of infection; tender
erythematous streaks extend proximally from the infected area; regional nodes may also be
tender
lymphedema - ANS edematous swelling due to excess accumulation of lymph fluid in tissues
caused by inadequate lymph drainage
fluctant - ANS wavelike motion that is felt when the node is palpated
matted - ANS group of nodes that feel connected and seem to move as a unit
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Shotty nodes - ANS small nontender nodes that feel like BBs or buckshot under the skin
lymph - ANS clear, sometimes milky-colored or yellow-tinged fluid containing a variety of
white blood cells, most of which are lymphocytes, and an occasional red blood cell
lymphangioma - ANS congenital malformation of dilated lymphatics
Acute suppurative lymphadenitis - ANS infection and inflammation of a lymph node; may
affect a single or localized group of nodes
lymphadenopathy - ANS enlarged lymph nodes
lymphangitis - ANS inflammation of the lymphatics that drain an area of infection; tender
erythematous streaks extend proximally from the infected area; regional nodes may also be
tender
lymphedema - ANS edematous swelling due to excess accumulation of lymph fluid in tissues
caused by inadequate lymph drainage
fluctant - ANS wavelike motion that is felt when the node is palpated
matted - ANS group of nodes that feel connected and seem to move as a unit
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