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During care of a postpartum patient, assessment data include absence of heat, tenderness, or edema in the legs. The patient reports no pain when the nurse dorsiflexes her foot. The best interpretation of these data is which of the following?
A.   The patient definitely has thrombophlebitis.
B.   The patient has no signs of deep vein thrombosis.
C.   The patient definitely does not have thrombophlebitis.
D.   The patient has thrombophlebitis but not thromboembolism.

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I kept doubting myself, thanks for the clarification

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I hope the rationale I included helped you understand it conceptually!

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