Lymphatic

Lymphatic, Chest, & Heart

This Discussion has 3 parts:

1. Lymphatic

· Define lymphedema.

· What is elephantiasis?

· Provide the differential diagnosis of mumps versus cervical adenitis.

2. Thorax and Lungs

· Define and provide an example of a disease/situation where this sign/symptom might be present:

· Dyspnea

· Orthopnea

· Apnea

· Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

· Tachypnea

· Bradypnea

· Hyperpnea

· Kussmaul breathing

· Periodic breathing (Cheyne-Stokes).

· Support your answer with a previous experience you have encountered in your career.

3. Cardiovascular System

· Name and write the location of the five traditionally designated auscultatory areas and explain why it is heard there.

· A pregnant patient (32 weeks’ gestation) is having difficulty with dependent edema and painful varicosities. What can you suggest to help this patient’s problem and explain rationale?

 

Submission Instructions:

· Your initial post should be at least 550 words, formatted and cited in proper current APA style with support from at least 3 academic sources. 

· You should respond to at least two of your peers by extending, refuting/correcting, or adding additional nuance to their posts