A postpartum client overhears the nurse tell the health care provider that she has a positive Homans sign and asks what it means. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "You have pitting edema in your ankles."
b. "You have deep tendon reflexes rated 2+."
c. "You have calf pain when the nurse flexes your foot."
d. "You have a 'fleshy' odor to your vaginal drainage."
ANS: C
Discomfort in the calf with sharp dorsiflexion of the foot may indicate a deep vein thrombosis. Edema is within normal limits for the first few days until the excess interstitial fluid is remobilized and excreted. Deep tendon reflexes should be 1+ to 2+. A fleshy odor, not a foul odor, is within normal limits.
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