After teaching a group of students about acute rheumatic fever, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which assessment finding?
A) Janeway lesions
B) Jerky movements of the face and upper extremities
C) Black lines
D) Osler nodes
Ans: B
Sydenham chorea is a movement disorder of the face and upper extremities associated with acute rheumatic fever. Janeway lesions, black lines, and Osler nodes are associated with infective endocarditis.
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