The nurse caring for a child with a diagnosis of rheumatic fever should assess the child for which finding?
a. Sore throat
b. Elevated blood pressure
c. Desquamation of the fingers and toes
d. Tender, warm, inflamed joints
D
Arthritis, characterized by tender, warm, erythematous joints, is one of the major manifestations of rheumatic fever. The child may have had a sore throat previously associated with a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection a few weeks earlier. A sore throat is not a manifestation of rheumatic fever. Hypertension is not associated with rheumatic fever. Desquamation of the fingers and toes is a manifestation of Kawasaki syndrome.
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