Online Course
NDNP 819: Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
Module: Peripheral Vascular and Lymphatic System
Pediatric Variations
Lymphatic: Lymphadenopathy is unusual during infancy and much more common during childhood. The child’s lymphatic system is done growing around the age of 12. Most lymph nodes in children are due to viruses and bacterial infections and are not malignant even thought this is a concern for many parents.
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