Question

Evolve- a nurse is caring for a client who underwent cardiac catheterization. the client's skin was found to be blanched, and there was formation of edema of 15.2 cm (1-6 inches) at the site of catheterization. upon further assessment, the skin was found to be cool, and the client complains of tenderness. which condition does the nurse expect?

Answer 1

Infiltration

Step-by-step explanation:

Infiltration can occur in a catheterization when the catheter moves from inside the vein. As a consequence, the medication that the catheter should take to the patient's vein is deposited outside the vein, in the extracellular space, which can cause edema around the place where the catheter was inserted. In addition, when infiltration occurs the patient may feel tenderness and have cold skin.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: Infiltration grade 2

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that includes the insertion of hollow tube into a large blood vessel that leads to the heart for the examination of the heart working. It is used to measure the flow and the blood pressure of the heart in order to diagnose and potentially treat cardiovascular diseases and conditions. Complications of this procedure might be: bruising, bleeding, infections, allergic reactions to medications, damage of the artery, inflitration.

Infilitration might occur due to inaadvertent administrationof non-vesicant medication into the surrounding tissue. Infilitration grade 2 is characterized by skin blanched, edema , cool to touch, often pain.