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Head to toe assessment on a female black American 65year old was performed. The patient had a history of left hip replacement 2007, and the right knee replacement was performed on her November 2017. The patient denied having pain but soreness onsite of surgery. Ice packs was put on the patient surgery site, the patient stated she felt relieved after applying the ice pack.
The lungs sound clear, no wheezing, there was no murmur or any adventitious sound when listening to the patient heart sound. The capillary refill was less than two seconds, patient return the demonstration of range of motion bilaterally on upper and lower extremities, ROM was 5 on lower extremities and 3+ on lower extremities. Pupil was equal, round, reactive to light and

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