Question

A 62-year-old female tells her health care provider she has been experiencing regular night sweats that cause her to wake up drenched. She also remarks that she has been unintentionally losing weight. Physical exam reveals enlarged lymph nodes on her neck that do not appear to be painful. She should be screened for which of the following cancers?

a. Epstein-Barr virusb. Hodgkin lymphomac. Acute leukemiad. Burkitt lymphoma

Answer 1

b. Hodgkin Lymphoma

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma are night sweats, fever, chills, unintentional weight loss, body aches, fatigue etc. The Hodgkin lymphoma attacks the lymphatic symptom and gets visible in early stages as lymph nodes enlargement and swelling. The female patient is indicating all these symptoms and needs to be furthermore screened by lymph node tissue biopsy.