A client is admitted with a pulmonary embolism (PE).The client is young,healthy,and active and has no known risk factors for PE.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

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Factor V Leiden is an inherited thrombophilia that can lead to abnormal clotting events,including PE.A client with no known risk factors for this disorder should be referred for testing.Encouraging the client to walk is healthy,but is not related to the development of a PE in this case,nor is smoking.Although there are cases of disease where no cause is ever found,this assumption is premature.

A Client Is Admitted with a Pulmonary Embolism (PE)