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Title: The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg. The nu Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg. The nurse assesses the leg and finds it cold and pale, with no pedal or popliteal pulse. These are signs of:
1. venous thrombosis. 2. arterial occlusion. 3. vascular spasm. 4. paresthesia. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg. The nu Post by: Aki on Oct 11, 2014 2
Signs of an acute arterial occlusion can include severe pain, absent pulses, or very pale or mottled skin. Title: Re: The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg. The nu Post by: Pytoo7 on Oct 18, 2014 6Ps of neurovascular checks:
Pain Pallor Pulse Paresthesia Paralysis Poikilothermia -Issues with these show an issue with circulation -------- arterial occlusion Title: Re: The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg. The nu Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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