Multiple Choice
During an assessment, the nurse notices that a patient's left arm is swollen from the shoulder down to the fingers, with nonpitting brawny edema. The right arm is normal. The patient had a left-sided mastectomy 1 year ago. Based on these findings, what does the nurse suspect?
A) Lymphedema
B) Venous stasis
C) Arteriosclerosis
D) Deep-vein thrombosis
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