Which triad of symptoms should alert the nurse to a potential problem in a client with a fractured femur?
A) Chest pain, shoulder pain, hemoptysis
B) Tachycardia, dyspnea, pleuritic pain
C) Hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea
D) Dyspnea, shoulder pain, tachycardia
C) Hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea
Explanation: A) The client with a fractured long bone, such as a femur, is at risk for fat emboli formed from lipid droplets from the marrow of the fractured bone. The classic clinical presentation of PE is a triad of sudden shortness of breath or dyspnea that is not related to activity; hemoptysis; and chest pain that is worse with a deep breath, cough, eating, or bending. While the other symptoms may occur with a fat embolism, they are not part of the classic triad of associated symptoms.
B) The client with a fractured long bone, such as a femur, is at risk for fat emboli formed from lipid droplets from the marrow of the fractured bone. The classic clinical presentation of PE is a triad of sudden shortness of breath or dyspnea that is not related to activity; hemoptysis; and chest pain that is worse with a deep breath, cough, eating, or bending. While the other symptoms may occur with a fat embolism, they are not part of the classic triad of associated symptoms.
C) The client with a fractured long bone, such as a femur, is at risk for fat emboli formed from lipid droplets from the marrow of the fractured bone. The classic clinical presentation of PE is a triad of sudden shortness of breath or dyspnea that is not related to activity; hemoptysis; and chest pain that is worse with a deep breath, cough, eating, or bending. While the other symptoms may occur with a fat embolism, they are not part of the classic triad of associated symptoms.
D) The client with a fractured long bone, such as a femur, is at risk for fat emboli formed from lipid droplets from the marrow of the fractured bone. The classic clinical presentation of PE is a triad of sudden shortness of breath or dyspnea that is not related to activity; hemoptysis; and chest pain that is worse with a deep breath, cough, eating, or bending. While the other symptoms may occur with a fat embolism, they are not part of the classic triad of associated symptoms.
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