Multiple Choice
A patient has hard,nonpitting edema of the left lower leg and ankle.The right leg has no edema.Based on these findings,the nurse recalls that:
A) nonpitting, hard edema occurs with lymphatic obstruction.
B) alterations in arterial function will cause this edema.
C) phlebitis of a superficial vein will cause bilateral edema.
D) long-standing arterial obstruction will cause pitting edema.
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