One day after discharge, the postpartum patient calls the clinic complaining of a reddened area on her lower leg, temperature elevation of 37 ° C (99.8 ° F), rust-colored lochia, and sore breasts. What does the nurse suspect from these symptoms?
a. Phlebitis
b. Puerperal infection
c. Late postpartum hemorrhage
d. Mastitis
ANS: A
The complaints related to the leg are indicative of phlebitis. The other signs are normal in the postpartum patient.
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