"Shotty Neck"

[PrairieRose]

Greetings colleagues!

Can someone tell me what the finding of "Shotty neck" means in a physical examination?

Thanks in advance!!

Deborah

[DeeAngel]

Did you Google it using quotation marks? I immediately found several references to it.

[PrairieRose]

I did but the references only USE the term. Sadly, I did not find a definition or description from a quotable source.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

You just need to learn how to google for better results.

Try: definition of a shotty neck?

I found several definitions.

[thinkertdm]

Try this link:

Let me google that for you

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

You just need to learn how to google for better results.

Try: definition of a shotty neck?

I found several definitions.

geez , your going through all the typing to type all that, cant you just tell the op what it means? or is it that important to you that people know how to google correctly?

[bsyrn, ASN, RN]

Here you go...

Consistency

Stony-hard nodes are typically a sign of cancer, usually metastatic. Very firm, rubbery nodes suggest lymphoma. Softer nodes are the result of infections or inflammatory conditions. Suppurant nodes may be fluctuant. The term "shotty" refers to small nodes that feel like buckshot under the skin, as found in the cervical nodes of children with viral illnesses.

[PrairieRose]

LOL well I've been using google since long before the term "google it" or "googled"..and in fact have been doing internet research since the mid 90s. I don't post on here often because of other resources.

I just really wanted to hear from colleagues who might actually have performed a physical assessment and noted the finding. The primary value of this forum for me is in the Colleagues who have first hand experience. Please don't assume that google suffices for all research needs.

[GilaRRT]

geez , your going through all the typing to type all that, cant you just tell the op what it means? or is it that important to you that people know how to google correctly?

It is actually quite important that people learn how to utilise the net to search for information. It is even more important that people learn how to interpret said information and recognise the difference between "bad" and "good" sources. So, spoon feeding somebody an answer does nothing to help them.

I see somebody pasted a definition already. So, let's say I now write a paper and use this reference? I am not absolutely certain, but I do not think nursing instructors will be particularly impressed with a student who uses a thread on a public forum as a reference. Again, we are not helping people out by "spoon feeding." Pushing people a little and giving them the tools to do their own research is much more helpful IMHO.

[oramar]

Hoping I am not going to off topic here. I don't know what happens to other people but this keeps happening to me. I google something and get links, I click on links and get more links. If someone gives instructions here how to better use google I am always reading with great interest.

[PedsDrNurseTheo, ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, EMT-P, NP]

Try this: Google scholar link.

Google scholar provides links to peer reviewed and research articles on the subject in question. While you will not get a definition per se, you will get the context, recent findings, research, and pathophysiologic conditions that result in or are associated with shotty lymphadema.

Hope this helps.

[fiveofpeep]

oramar: Im pretty sure it's a virus. my sister had it and her bf had to re-hard-drive her computer or something to fix it.