A patient presents to the emergency department with a large leg wound.The nurse identifies which factors as increasing this patient's risk of complications with wound healing? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
A)The patient smokes eight cigarettes a day.
B)The patient has cardiac disease.
C)The patient has osteoarthritis in his knees.
D)The patient's average blood sugar measurements are over 200 mcg/dL.
E)The patient lost some blood during the injury but the loss was not excessive.

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Smoking, cardiac disease, and uncontrolled diabetes all increase a patient's risk of complications with wound healing. Osteoarthritis and mild blood loss do not have as significant of an impact on wound healing.

A Patient Presents to the Emergency Department with a Large