The nurse, assessing a patient with endocarditis, notes small red painful growths on the fingers and toe pads. The nurse documents these findings as:
A) Osler nodes.
B) Janeway lesions.
C) Roth spots.
D) Ebstein anomaly.
A) Osler nodes.
Explanation: A) Manifestations of endocarditis caused by microemboli include microhemorrhages, petechiae, Osler nodes (small red painful growths on the finger and toe pads), Janeway lesions (small nonpainful purple lesions on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet), and Roth spots (small white spots seen on the retinas).
B) Manifestations of endocarditis caused by microemboli include microhemorrhages, petechiae, Osler nodes (small red painful growths on the finger and toe pads), Janeway lesions (small nonpainful purple lesions on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet), and Roth spots (small white spots seen on the retinas).
C) Manifestations of endocarditis caused by microemboli include microhemorrhages, petechiae, Osler nodes (small red painful growths on the finger and toe pads), Janeway lesions (small nonpainful purple lesions on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet), and Roth spots (small white spots seen on the retinas).
D) In Ebstein anomaly, the tricuspid valve forms within the right ventricle, and the right ventricle is underdeveloped.
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