An 81-year-old man presents at the clinic with reports of a painful neck. On palpation, the nurse notes a hard, nonmovable mass, approximately 20 mm, that is painful to touch. The area seems to have several nodes matted together
How would the nurse chart this last finding?
A) Nodes feel matted together on palpation
B) Nodes are delimited on palpation
C) Nodes appear grown together on palpation
D) Nodes are demarcated on palpation
B
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