A.I. BURNASYAN FMBC CLINICAL BULLETIN

ISSN 2782-6430 (print)

State Research Center −Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical
Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency

The journal is published in Russian.
Format – A4.
The periodicity of the journal is 4 times a year.

Issue №3 2025 год

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A.I. Burnasyan  FMBC clinical bulletin. 2025 № 3

A.A.Iljin, O.P.Titova, E.V. Kuznetsov, T.M.Bogdanova, M.S.Sinkeev

Palpation techniques for accessible lymph nodes in the practice of beginners
and long-term internists

Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education Saratov State Medical University
named after V.I. Razumovsky, Saratov, Russiа

Contact person: Ilyin Alekseey Anatolievich: iljin2006@yandex.ru

Abstract
Lymph nodes are part of the human body’s defense system.

The main methods of objective examination of accessible lymph nodes are examination and palpation. The examination procedure is presented in the guidance materials quite fully, and beginners and long-term internists are fully familiar with it. Palpation techniques, as well as their application depending on the severity of the patient’s condition and position, due to the lack of clear wording, are not fully presented in the guidance materials and students and doctors do not know them well enough.

The article presents the methods of palpation of accessible lymph nodes clearly formulated by the authors and the possibility of their use depending on the severity of the patient’s condition and position.

The article is illustrated with photographs from the personal archives of the authors.

Keywords: lymph nodes, technique, palpation, localization, location of the doctor, location of the patient, severity of the condition, position of the patient

For citation: Iljin AA, Titova OP, Kuznetsov EV, Bogdanova TM, Sinkeev MS. Palpation techniques for accessible lymph nodes in the practice of beginners and long-term internists. A.I. Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center Clinical Bulletin. 2025.3:51-61. (In Russian) DOI: 10.33266/2782-6430-2025-3-51-61

 

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Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest. 
Financing. The study had no sponsorship.
Contribution. Article was prepared with equal participation of the authors. 
Article received: 11.04.2025. Accepted for publication: 15.05.2025

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