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문제
A nurse is assessing a 45-year-old client with a 3-year history of rheumatoid arthritis. Which assessment finding would be most characteristic of this condition?
1Bilateral symmetrical joint swelling and stiffness, particularly in the hands and wrists, that is worse in the morning and lasts over an hour.✓ 정답
2Unilateral joint pain that primarily affects weight-bearing joints such as the hips and knees, worse with activity and improves with rest.
3Joint stiffness that occurs after periods of inactivity but resolves within 15-30 minutes of movement, typical of osteoarthritis.
4Asymmetrical joint involvement with characteristic skin changes including butterfly rash across the cheeks, suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus.
해설
Bilateral symmetrical joint swelling and stiffness in small joints like hands/wrists with morning stiffness >1 hour is characteristic of RA. Other options describe features of osteoarthritis, lupus, or mechanical pain.