The young boy has fractured his left leg and has had a cast applied. The nurse educates the boy and his parents prior to discharge from the hospital. The parents should call the physician when which incidents occur?
a) The outside of the boy's cast got wet and had to be dried using a hair dryer.
b) New drainage is seeping out from under the cast.
c) The boy's toes are light blue and very swollen.
d) The boy experiences mild pain when wiggling his toes.
e) The boy has had a fever of greater than 102° F (38.9°C) for the last 36 hours.
• The boy's toes are light blue and very swollen.
• The boy has had a fever of greater than 102° F (38.9°C) for the last 36 hours.
• New drainage is seeping out from under the cast.
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