When the patient who has been in a full body cast (spica) complains of nausea and abdominal distention, the LVN alerts the charge nurse about the possibility of:
1. constipation.
2. compartment syndrome.
3. cast syndrome.
4. shock.
3
Cast syndrome is an uncommon complication for a person in a spica cast, in which there is compression of a portion of the duodenum between the mesenteric artery and the spinal column.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 922
OBJ: 6 TOP: Cast Syndrome
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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