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Title: Following mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema. To minimize this prob Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 Following mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema. To minimize this problem, the nurse can instruct the patient to:
1. keep the arm elevated as much as possible. 2. take Lasix, 20 mg twice daily, as ordered. 3. use a sling during the day to rest the arm. 4. avoid exercising the arm for several weeks. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: Following mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema. To minimize this prob Post by: biology101 on Sep 18, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: Following mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema. To minimize this prob Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 28, 2014 Thanks for assisting me on this ;D
Title: Re: Following mastectomy, many patients experience lymphedema. To minimize this prob Post by: biology101 on Dec 16, 2014 Always a pleasure to help you out, nurse2mrow.
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