The nurse has completed the musculoskeletal examination of a patient's knee and has found a positive bulge sign.The nurse interprets this finding to indicate:
A) irregular bony margins.
B) soft tissue swelling in the joint.
C) swelling from fluid in the epicondyle.
D) swelling from fluid in the suprapatellar pouch.
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