A Client Is Admitted to Your Unit with a Diagnosis

question 10

Multiple Choice

A client is admitted to your unit with a diagnosis of phlebothrombosis. When you assess this client, what would you expect to find?

• A) Low-grade fever without pain
• B) Positive Homans' sign
• C) Positive Trousseau's sign
• D) Redness, heat, and swelling of the extremity

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