The nurse has administered analgesics and elevates the limb for a patient complaining of pain to the leg, which is casted. Thirty minutes after administering the analgesics, the patient states the pain is unrelieved. This may be a sign of:
A) Edema
B) A pressure ulcer
C) Compartment syndrome
D) Disuse syndrome
Ans: C
Feedback: Compartment syndrome may manifest as unrelenting, uncontrollable pain. Discomfort from edema may be relieved with elevation of the limb; pain from ulcers is usually relieved when ulceration occurs. Disuse syndrome may result in disuse atrophy.
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