r753_2000
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Patient has recently been diagnosed with NonHodgkin's Lymphoma. Which of the following procedures would you request that would determine if the patient has stage IV disease?
a) Excisional lymph node biopsy
b) Bone marrow biopsy
c) laparotomy
d) Abdominal CT scan
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| lucky
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i'm confused b/w laparotomy and ct?
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| ELM
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Stage 4 desease should have extra lymphatic site mets---> so i will pick BMBiopsy.
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| r753_2000
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correct, ELM.
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| dandoc
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Patient has recently been diagnosed with NonHodgkin's Lymphoma. Which of the following procedures would you request that would determine if the patient has stage IV disease?
a) Excisional lymph node biopsy
b) Bone marrow biopsy
c) laparotomy
d) Abdominal CT scan
Excisional lymph node biopsy--->laparotomy / Abdominal CT scan--->Bone marrow biopsy
laparotomy / Abdominal CT scan --->used to detect abdominal involvment
if stage 4----->check if BM is affected---->Bone marrow biopsy
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