During an assessment,the nurse notices that a patient's left arm is swollen from the shoulder down to the fingers,with nonpitting brawny edema.The right arm is normal.The patient had a left-sided mastectomy 1 year ago.The nurse suspects which problem?

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Lymphedema after breast cancer causes unilateral swelling and nonpitting brawny edema,with overlying skin indurated.It is caused by the removal of lymph nodes with breast surgery or damage to lymph nodes and channels with radiation therapy for breast cancer,and lymphedema can impede drainage of lymph.The other responses are not correct.

During an Assessment,the Nurse Notices That a Patient's Left Arm