A nurse is asked to monitor the condition of a client in whom an elastic roller bandage has been to the leg. Which might indicate a block in the circulation to the extremities?
A) Change of color in the toes and severe pain in the legs
B) Increase in the temperature over the toes
C) Symptoms of fever and vomiting
D) Symptoms of rashes and itching over the legs
A
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A bandage is applied tightly over the limbs leads to blocking of the circulation, resulting in pale, white, or cyanotic appearance of the extremities. Pain is also associated with this block in circulation. When circulation is blocked, there is a localized decrease, not an increase, in temperature over the toes. Fever and vomiting are general symptoms and not the result of circulatory changes at the extremities. Rashes and itching over the legs are not specific to a circulatory block in the extremities.
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