An adult female client develops a pulmonary embolism and is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) . While completing the client's health history interview, which data is consistent with the admitting diagnosis of pulmonary embolism?
A) Client states, "I am not a smoker."
B) Client states, "The nurse on the surgical unit really wanted me to sit on the side of the bed after surgery and to start walking with him later that evening, but I was so nauseated and in so much pain that I couldn't."
C) Client states, "I had an open appendectomy 4 days ago." A 4 cm incision noted to RLQ, staples intact, edges well-approximated.
D) Client states, "I have taken oral contraceptives for the last 7 years."
E) Client states, "I had some muscle cramping and tenderness in my left leg before they moved me to Intensive Care."
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