A postpartum nurse is assessing a client who delivered a healthy infant by cesarean section for signs and symptoms of superficial venous thrombosis. Which of the following signs or symptoms would the nurse note if superficial venous thrombosis were present?
a) Paleness of the calf area
b) Coolness of the calf area
c) Enlarged, hardened veins
d) Palpable dorsalispedis pulses
a) Paleness of the calf area
b) Coolness of the calf area
c) Enlarged, hardened veins
d) Palpable dorsalispedis pulses
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