A person comes to the healthcare clinic and reports night sweats and fever. The healthcare professional obtains a chest x-ray which shows a mediastinal mass. What other assessment or diagnostic test does the professional provide as a priority?

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This patient has signs of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Pericardial involvement can lead to pericardial friction rub and pericardial effusion. The professional should listen to the patient's heart for the sounds that characterize these conditions. The patient may demonstrate itchy skin lesions, but this would not take priority over heart sounds. Familial DNA testing would not be a priority. Anemia accompanies many healthcare conditions and so would be nonspecific for HL.

A Person Comes to the Healthcare Clinic and Reports Night