The nurse assessing an 85-year-old woman with pain in her forearm after a fall notes a grating type of sound when the patient pronates her hand. This sound will be documented in her nursing notes as:
A) Crepitus
B) Clonus
C) Fasciculations
D) Effusion
Ans: A
Feedback: A grating sound heard with movement is referred to as crepitus and is usually heard at the point of abnormal movement of a fracture site or in joints that are arthritic.
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