During care of a postpartum patient, assessment data include the absence of heat, tenderness, or edema in the legs. The patient reports no pain when the nurse dorsiflexes her foot. The best interpretation of these data is that the patient:
a. Has thrombophlebitis
b. Has no signs of deep vein thrombosis
c. Does not have thrombophlebitis
d. Has thrombophlebitis but not thromboembolism
ANS: B
This patient has no signs of thrombophlebitis. However, sometimes there are no signs or symptoms, so the nurse cannot be positive there is no inflammation or clot formation.
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