Nina Trevez is a 32-year-old patient who is new to your medical office. During the initial patient interview, Ms. Trevez says her appendix was removed when she was 10 years old, she had a complete mastectomy of the left breast 5 years ago, and she has a severe allergy to penicillin. Which of the following actions would you be careful to take while taking Ms. Trevez's vital signs?
A. Include a pain assessment of her abdominal and chest areas
B. Check her blood pressure using the right arm
C. Avoid using an oral thermometer
D. Perform orthostatic vital signs
E. Wear a mask to prevent transmission of bacterial diseases
B. Check her blood pressure using the right arm
Do not place the blood pressure cuff on this patient's left arm, because of the mastectomy.
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