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Mrs. Deneal med surg disorders of lymphatic system

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lymph   watery fluid derived from plasma that exits the walls of the capillaries and enters interstital spaces  
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lymph nodes   contain lymphocytes and macrophages that trap and destroy and remove infectious microorganisms, cellular debris and cancer cells  
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acessory lymphatic structures   tonsils, thymus gland and spleen  
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thoracic duct   collects lymph from all body areas except the fluid that circulate above right diaphram and deposits ihe fluid into the left subclavian vein  
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right lymphatic duct   returns lymph from right side head, neck chest and right arm emptying in right subclavian vein  
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lymphedema   results fromobstructed lymph circulation  
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Lymphedema S&S   affected area swells  
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Lymphedema Tx   elevate part, elastic stocking, massage, move part  
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Lymphangitis   inflammation of lymphatic vessels  
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lymphadenitis   lymphangitis near lymphatics  
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lymphatics   network of lymph vessels  
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lymphangitis cause   infectious agent like strep  
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S&S lymphangitis   red streaks along course of lymph channels, lymph nodes along channels tender enlarged  
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Infectious mononucleosis   viral disease that affects lymphoid tissues and spleen  
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Epstein-Barr Virus   causes mono  
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S&S Epstein Barr   fatigue, fever, sore throat headache cervical lymph node enlargement  
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lymphoma   cancer that affects lymphatic system  
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hodgkin's disease   malignancy that produces enlargement of lymphoid tissue, spleen and liver  
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Hodgkins S&S   early-nonpainful lymph swelling wich eventually starts pressing on adjacent structures ,weight loss fatigue weakness, puritis  
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non-hodgkin's lymphomas   malinant diseas that originate in lymph glnds and other lymph tissues-lymphoid tissue enlarges to accomodate proliferation of malignant cells  
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most common lymphedema   secondary  
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secondary lymphedema developes from   masectomy, radiation treatment of breast cancer,  
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primary lymphedema causes   burns, repeat phlebitis or streptococcal infection  
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Tx lymphangitis or lymphadenitis   broad-spectrum anitbiotics  
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problem with chemo and radiation   no immune system left also push fluids for radiation to facilitate excretion of cells destroyed in therapy  
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