A home health care nurse is assessing a postpartum woman who was discharged 2 days ago. The woman tells the nurse that she has a low-grade fever and feels "lousy."
Which of the following findings would lead the nurse to suspect metritis? (Select all that apply.) A) Lower abdominal tenderness
B) Urgency
C) Flank pain
D) Breast tenderness
E) Anorexia
A, E
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Manifestations of metritis include lower abdominal tenderness or pain on one or both sides, elevated temperature, foul-smelling lochia, anorexia, nausea, fatigue and lethargy, leukocytosis and elevated sedimentation rate. Urgency and flank pain would suggest a urinary tract infection. Breast tenderness may be related to engorgement or suggest mastitis.
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