Which painful, tender, pea-sized nodules may appear on the pads of the fingers or toes in bacterial endocarditis?
A) Osler nodes
B) Janeway lesions
C) Subcutaneous nodules
D) Aschoff nodes

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Osler nodes are red, painful, intradermal nodes found on pads of the phalanges in bacterial endocarditis. Janeway lesions are painless hemorrhagic areas on palms and soles in bacterial endocarditis. Subcutaneous nodules are nontender swellings, located over bony prominences, commonly found in rheumatic fever. Aschoff nodules are small nodules composed of cells and leukocytes found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis.

Which Painful, Tender, Pea-Sized Nodules May Appear on the Pads