The nurse is monitoring a patient diagnosed with scleroderma for the development of sclerodactyly. Which area would the nurse assess?
1. The posterior neck
2. The knees
3. The chest wall
4. The fingers
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Rationale 1: The posterior neck is not where sclerodactyly develops.
Rationale 2: The knees are not where sclerodactyly develops.
Rationale 3: Sclerodactyly does not develop in the chest wall.
Rationale 4: Sclerodactyly is the thickening, induration, and tightening of the skin of the fingers.
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