Question

The client with Hodgkin's disease develops B symptoms. These manifestations

indicate which of the following?
1. The client has a low-grade fever (temperature lower than 100°F [37.8°C]).
2. The client has a weight loss of 5% or less of body weight.
3. The client has night sweats.
4. The client probably has not progressed to an advanced stage.

Answer 1

B symptoms in Hodgkin's disease, such as significant weight loss, high fever, and drenching night sweats, indicate an advanced stage rather than an absence of progression to an advanced stage.

Step-by-step explanation:

The client with Hodgkin's disease developing B symptoms like weight loss, profuse sweating, and night sweats may indicate more advanced stages of the disease. Contrary to one of the options provided, B symptoms include significant weight loss (more than 5% of body weight over six months), persistent and unexplained fevers with temperatures higher than 38°C (100.4°F), and drenching night sweats. These symptoms are associated with worse prognosis and often reflect systemic involvement. Hodgkin's lymphoma with B symptoms suggests that the disease is not confined to a single group of lymph nodes and that systemic symptoms are present, indicating an advanced disease stage rather than the client probably has not progressed to an advanced stage.