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nurse2mrow nurse2mrow
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10 years ago
When the patient who has been in a full body cast (spica) complains of nausea and abdominal distention, the LVN alerts the charge nurse about the possibility of:
1.   constipation.
2.   compartment syndrome.
3.   cast syndrome.
4.   shock.


This is for my medical nursing class
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10 years ago
3. Cast syndrome

Reference

Brunner and suddarth textbook of medical surgical nursing 12th edition page. 2030, paragraph 7.
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9 years ago
Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
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