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NCLEX-RN · Question #786
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Question
An 80-year-old male client with a history of arteriosclerosis is experiencing severe pain in his left leg that started approximately 20 minutes ago. When performing the admission assessment, the nurse would expect to observe which of the following:
Options
- ABoth lower extremities warm to touch with 2_pedal pulses
- BBoth lower extremities cyanotic when placed in a dependent position
- CDecreased or absent pedal pulse in the left leg
- DThe left leg warmer to touch than the right leg
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