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The Nurse Is Providing Care for a Patient Who Experienced

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The nurse is providing care for a patient who experienced a closed reduction to a fracture of the ulna. Which manifestation does the nurse recognize as an early symptom of acute compartment syndrome?


A) Paralysis of the affected limb
B) Lack of a distal pulse
C) Pallor with extremity warmth
D) Poikilothermia of the arm

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