The nurse is assessing a 66-year-old patient with osteoarthritis. The patient also has a history of emphysema and Raynaud's phenomenon. The nurse would expect to observe which of the following symptoms?
Explanation
• Signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis include joint pain,
• Joint pain in osteoarthritis occurs with movement, often after sitting or lying too long
• Heberden's nodes are bony bumps that occur at the distal (closest to the fingernail) interphalangeal joints and are associated with Osteoarthritis
• Bouchard's nodes are bony growths at the proximal (middle) interphalangeal joints, observed in both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
• Tender joints that feel warm and morning stiffness lasting hours are common in rheumatoid arthritis
• Tophi are urate crystals deposited in the joints. This occurs with chronic gout