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After trauma to the musculoskeletal or nervous system, reflex sympathetic dystrophy can occur. The nurse would recognize this complication when which of the following occurs?
1. The patient complains of persistent pain, swelling, and decreased motion.
2. The patient’s cone has not healed by the usual time expected.
3. The patient complains of leg swelling, pain, tenderness, and cramping.
4. The patient complains of numbness beyond a cast and toes are pale with delayed capillary refill.

1 -- Persistent pain, swelling, and decreased motion describe patient complaints for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. A cone that has not healed by the usual time expected describe nonunion or delayed union. Leg swelling, pain, tenderness, and cramping describe symptoms of deep vein thrombosis. Numbness beyond a cast and toes that are pale with delayed capillary refill describe symptoms of possible compartment syndrome.

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