The nurse is providing care to a client with chronic peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Which assessment findings would alert the nurse to the onset of an acute arterial occlusion?
Select all that apply.
A. Cyanosis of the skin in the affected extremity.
B. Client complaints of stiffness in the joints of the affected extremity.
C. Skin temperature cool to touch in the affected extremity.
D. Bounding pulse in the affected extremity below the level of the occlusion.
E. Complaints of sudden and severe pain in the affected extremity.