The nurse working in the radiology clinic is assisting with a pulmonary angiography. The nurse knows that when monitoring clients after a pulmonary angiography, what should the physician be notified about?
A) Raised temperature in the affected limb
B) Excessive capillary refill
C) Absent distal pulses
D) Flushed feeling in the client
C
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When monitoring clients after a pulmonary angiography, nurses must notify the physician about diminished or absent distal pulses, cool skin temperature in the affected limb, and poor capillary refill. Absent distal pulses may indicate damage to the artery or a clot. When the contrast medium is infused, the client will sense a warm, flushed feeling.
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