To find the infection site associated with acute lymphangitis, the examiner should look ________ to the inflammation
a. proximal
b. distal
c. contralateral
d. anterior
B
The examiner should look distal to the inflammation to find the site of infection associated with acute lymphangitis. The red streak of inflammation will follow the direction (proximal) of lym-phatic flow, away from the periphery, and with the infection site distal to the streak.
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