A patient is admitted from the emergency department to the hospital unit following the diagnosis of an ischemic stroke. The patient did not qualify for tPA therapy. The nurse is aware that which poststroke condition places the patient at greatest risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

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Hypercoagulability related to the admitting diagnosis is the poststroke condition that places the patient at greatest risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

A Patient Is Admitted from the Emergency Department to the Hospital