Fever with polyarthralgia – Medicine MCQ – CVS

Person presents with fever of 2 weeks and polyarthralgia. Which of the following findings will you specifically look for in the hands:

a) Heberden’s nodes
b) Cyanosis
c) Splinter hemorrhages
d) Tendon xanthomas

Former Professor of Cardiology, Calicut Govt. Medical Kozhikode, Kerala, India. Editor-in-Chief, BMH Medical Journal