Assessing unilateral leg edema and warmth in a postoperative client complaining of pain, the surgical unit nurse suspects the complication of
a. hypovolemia.
b. myocardial infarction.
c. pneumonia.
d. thrombophlebitis.
D
Thrombus can form in any blood vessel, and the nurse should be alert to any complaints of ex-tremity pain, unilateral edema, or warmth.
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