The nurse is completing an assessment on a newly admitted client.What finding would suggest that the client is experiencing a deep venous thrombosis (DVT)?
A) Shortness of breath after activity
B) Two-plus palpable pedal pulses
C) Swelling in one leg with pitting edema
D) Bilateral calf tenderness after walking up a flight of stairs

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A) Manifestations of DVT include swelling in one leg with pitting edema because the clot is obstructing the venous return from the leg. Bilateral calf tenderness may be a normal reaction to the exercise of climbing stairs. Shortness of breath that subsides after activity and two-plus palpable pulses are not manifestations of DVT.
B) Manifestations of DVT include swelling in one leg with pitting edema because the clot is obstructing the venous return from the leg. Bilateral calf tenderness may be a normal reaction to the exercise of climbing stairs. Shortness of breath that subsides after activity and two-plus palpable pulses are not manifestations of DVT.
C) Manifestations of DVT include swelling in one leg with pitting edema because the clot is obstructing the venous return from the leg. Bilateral calf tenderness may be a normal reaction to the exercise of climbing stairs. Shortness of breath that subsides after activity and two-plus palpable pulses are not manifestations of DVT.
D) Manifestations of DVT include swelling in one leg with pitting edema because the clot is obstructing the venous return from the leg. Bilateral calf tenderness may be a normal reaction to the exercise of climbing stairs. Shortness of breath that subsides after activity and two-plus palpable pulses are not manifestations of DVT.

The Nurse Is Completing an Assessment on a Newly Admitted