To determine if a client with complaints of pain after walking 5 blocks is experiencing intermittent claudication, the nurse would ask
a. "Do you experience leg swelling?"
b. "Does pain go away when you rest?"
c. "Is the pain cramp-like?"
d. "Is the pain in the calf muscle?"
B
Initially the pain of claudication is consistent and develops after a fixed amount of activity (e.g., walking around the block) and disappears within 1-2 minutes of resting.
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