A nurse at outpatient clinic is returning phone calls that have been made to the clinic. Which of the following calls should have the highest priority for medical intervention?
A.
A home health patient reports, “I am starting to have breakdown of my heels.”
B.
A patient that received an upper extremity cast yesterday reports, “I can’t feel my fingers in my right hand today.”
C.
A young female reports, ”I think I sprained my ankle about 2 weeks ago.”
D.
A middle-aged patient reports, ”My knee is still hurting from the TKR.”
The patient experiencing neurovascular changes should have the highest priority. Pain following a TKR is normal, and breakdown over the heels is a gradual process. Moreover, a subacute ankle sprain is almost never a medical emergency.
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