A home health care nurse suspects a neuroma in a patient who had an above-the-knee amputation 1 month earlier. Which complaint by the patient led the nurse to suspect a neuroma?
a. Area of swelling and bruising on distal portion of residual limb
b. Prickling sensation over residual limb
c. Sharp severe pain in the residual limb
d. Area of numbness on distal portion of re-sidual limb
C
A neuroma causes sharp severe pain in the residual limb. A neuroma occurs when severed nerve endings attempt to regenerate. The neuroma requires excision by the surgeon.
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