A nurse records that a patient has a 3+ edema to the right foot. How deep did the nurse's thumb depress the edematous area?
a. More than 1 inch
b. To 1 inch
c. To inch
d. Less than inch
B
Edema is measured by the depth of the depression of the thumb: 1 = less than inch, 2 = to inch, 3 = to 1 inch, and 4 = more than 1 inch.
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