Nursing · Amputation Care
Why should long periods of sitting in a chair be restricted for a patient who has undergone a lower extremity amputation?
- 1It frequently causes profound orthostatic hypotension
- 2It significantly speeds up the progression of muscle hypertrophy
- 3It causes a dangerous increase in resting heart rate
- 4It increases the risk of developing hip flexion contractures✓
Correct answer
It increases the risk of developing hip flexion contractures
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