Which manifestation in a client 4 hours after a nasoseptoplasty should the nurse report to the surgeon?
A. The client is mouth-breathing only.
B. There are bruises and swelling under both eyes.
C. There is blood dripping at the back of the client's throat.
D. The "drip pad" had to be changed twice because it was saturated with pink-tinged serous drainage.
C
Serous or serosanguineous drainage is expected on the drip pad, which is small and doesn't hold much drainage. Bleeding through the packing into the posterior pharynx is abnormal and usually represents inadequate hemostasis.
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