A 68-year-old woman has come in for an assessment of her rheumatoid arthritis,and the nurse notices raised,firm,nontender nodules at the olecranon bursa and along the ulna.These nodules are most commonly diagnosed as:

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Subcutaneous nodules are raised,firm,and nontender and occur with rheumatoid arthritis in the olecranon bursa and along the extensor surface of the ulna.See Table 22-3 for a description of the other conditions.

A 68-Year-Old Woman Has Come in for an Assessment of Her