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A Patient Has Just Come Back From A Cardiac Catheterizationand

a patient has just come back from a cardiac catheterizationand has sand bag on the site of entry to the femoral artery. you ave instructed your patient to lie flat for 12 hours you are to check vitals every 15 min for 2 hrs and check pedal pulses.upon checking the left pedal pulse, you notice that its weaker than the right and the temperature of the left leg is cold,Upon inspection of the site you notice that it is cold. What would you expect is happening is happening
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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