The nurse is educating a patient with lymphoma. Which statement indicates that the patient correctly differentiates Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)?
a. "Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is less predict-able and can spread faster."
b. "The first sign of Hodgkin lymphoma is that a single lymph node on one side of the body gets bigger."
c. "People who are older than 60 years are at a bigger risk than younger people."
d. "I will have to have a lot of blood work drawn."
A
NHL is less predictable and can spread faster than HL. Additionally, this statement features a comparison. NHL usually begins with unilateral, painless enlargement of a single lymph node. Expressing an understanding about implication of age as a risk factor or need for blood work does not differentiate specific details about either type of lymphoma.
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