Lymph Nodes

Question 1

What are you looking for when feeling lymph nodes?

Answer 1

Any enlargement
Any pain to palpation
Any that feel abnormal i.e. hard
Asymmetry

Question 2

What are the lymph nodes do you palpate in extra-oral exam? Where are they

Answer 2

Submental- under chin
Submandibular- under jaw
Pre-auricular- infront of ear
Post-auricular- behind ear
Occipital- back of head
Cervical- neck infront of sterocleidomastoid muscle