A Patient with Endocarditis Develops Sudden Leg Pain with Pallor

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient with endocarditis develops sudden leg pain with pallor, tingling, and a loss of peripheral pulses. The initial nursing intervention should be to do which of the following?

• A)Notify the physician about these findings.
• B)Elevate the leg above the level of the heart.
• C)Wrap the extremity in a loose, warm blanket.Apply a foot cradle.
• D)Perform passive range of motion (PROM) exercises to stimulate circulation.

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Definitions:

Hermann Von Helmholtz

A German physicist and physician known for his contributions to the understanding of the conservation of energy, optics, and acoustics.

Thomas Young

A British polymath known for his contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, and language.

Ganglion Cell

Ganglion cell refers to a type of neuron located in the retina that receives visual information from photoreceptors via bipolar cells and transmits it to the brain through the optic nerve.

Bipolar Cell

A type of neuron found in the retina of the eye, acting as an intermediary cell that transmits signals from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells, which then send information to the brain.