A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency. Which of the following client statements is most consistent with this diagnosis?
A)"I can't get my shoes on at the end of the day."
B)"I can never seem to get my feet warm enough."
C)"I wake up during the night because my legs hurt."
D)"I have burning leg pains after I walk three blocks."

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Because the edema associated with venous insufficiency increases when the client has been standing, shoes will feel tighter at the end of the day. The other client statements are characteristic of peripheral artery disease (PAD).

A Client Is Admitted to the Hospital with a Diagnosis