A patient states,"I can hear a crunching or grating sound when I kneel." She also states,"it is very difficult to get out of bed in the morning because of stiffness and pain in my joints." The nurse suspects that the sound the patient hears is:

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Crepitation is an audible and palpable crunching or grating sound that accompanies movement and occurs when articular surfaces in the joints are roughened,as with rheumatoid arthritis.

A Patient States,"I Can Hear a Crunching or Grating Sound