Sem 2 Ch 8 Cardiovascular or Peripheral: A patient comes to the emergency department with reports of a swollen and painful leg but denies sustaining any injury. Physical examination reveals a tense calf muscle, decreased sensation to the foot and leg, and absent pedal pulses. The cardiac-vascular nurse asks the patient when the symptoms began because

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A patient comes to the emergency department with reports of a swollen and painful leg but denies sustaining any injury. Physical examination reveals a tense calf muscle, decreased sensation to the foot and leg, and absent pedal pulses. The cardiac-vascular nurse asks the patient when the symptoms began because

Lexie Rae Negron · Accepted Answer

Irreversible anoxic injury to muscles and nerves can occur in as few as four hours

Sem 2 Ch 8 Cardiovascular or Peripheral

Irreversible anoxic injury to muscles and nerves can occur in as few as four hours

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