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A 22-year-old female goes to her doctor because she has been feeling tired for the past 4 weeks and has been getting fevers with night sweats that last a week. disappear. then come right back in 5 days. She was diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis 3 months ago. but the symptoms have been getting worse. On physical exam. you find a 4cm painless lymphadenopathy on the right side of her neck. A CBC is ordered and a lymph node biopsy is performed and sent to pathology. Which of the following is the correct diagnosis for the patient?

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Correct Answer:

Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Rationale:

Painless, firm lymphadenopathy (4 cm) with cyclic fevers/night sweats suggests Hodgkin (Pel-Ebstein).

❖ Prior EBV/mono increases risk for Hodgkin’s.

❖ Path hallmark: Reed–Sternberg cells on lymph node biopsy.

❖ “B symptoms” (fever, night sweats, weight loss) are classic systemic features.

❖ Often contiguous nodal spread; staging guides combined chemo ± radiation.

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  • Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
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