A client will be starting oral combination contraceptives. What should the nurse instruct the client to report to the health care provider as possible symptoms of a deep vein thrombosis?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Calf tenderness
2. Pain with walking
3. Dizziness
4. Numbness of an extremity
5. Blurred vision
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Calf tenderness is a symptom of a thromboembolism.
Rationale 2: Pain with walking is a symptom of a thromboembolism.
Rationale 3: Dizziness is not a symptom of a thromboembolism.
Rationale 4: Numbness of an extremity is not a symptom of a thromboembolism.
Rationale 5: Blurred vision is not a symptom of a thromboembolism.
Global Rationale: Calf tenderness and pain with walking are symptoms of thromboembolism. Dizziness, extremity numbness and blurred vision are not symptoms of thromboembolism.
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