The nurse caring for a child diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever should assess the child for which of the following?
A) Sore throat
B) Elevated blood pressure
C) Desquamation of the fingers and toes
D) Tender, warm, inflamed joints

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Arthritis,characterized by tender,warm,erythematous joints,is one of the major manifestations of acute rheumatic fever in the first 1 to 2 weeks of the illness.The child may have had a sore throat previously associated with a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection a few weeks earlier.A sore throat is not a manifestation of rheumatic fever.Hypertension is not associated with rheumatic fever.Desquamation of the fingers and toes is a manifestation of Kawasaki syndrome.

The Nurse Caring for a Child Diagnosed with Acute Rheumatic