The nurse caring is caring for a client who is recovering from a hysterectomy. Which clinical manifestation supports that the client is experiencing a pulmonary embolism (PE)?
A)Nausea
B)Decreased urine output
C)Dyspnea and chest pain
D)Activity intolerance

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A)The most common symptoms of PE are dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Other manifestations include anxiety, cough, diaphoresis, hemoptysis, tachycardia, tachypnea, crackles, and a low-grade fever. Nausea, decreased urine output, and activity intolerance are not clinical manifestations of a PE.
B)The most common symptoms of PE are dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Other manifestations include anxiety, cough, diaphoresis, hemoptysis, tachycardia, tachypnea, crackles, and a low-grade fever. Nausea, decreased urine output, and activity intolerance are not clinical manifestations of a PE.
C)The most common symptoms of PE are dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Other manifestations include anxiety, cough, diaphoresis, hemoptysis, tachycardia, tachypnea, crackles, and a low-grade fever. Nausea, decreased urine output, and activity intolerance are not clinical manifestations of a PE.
D)The most common symptoms of PE are dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. Other manifestations include anxiety, cough, diaphoresis, hemoptysis, tachycardia, tachypnea, crackles, and a low-grade fever. Nausea, decreased urine output, and activity intolerance are not clinical manifestations of a PE.

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