What are Heberden nodes?
a. Yellow longitudinal lines in the nails
b. Thickened discolored fingernails
c. Darkened areas under the fingernail
d. Bony enlargements of distal joints of the fingers
ANS: D
Heberden nodes are bony enlargements of the distal joints of the fingers associated with osteoarthritis.
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