Medical-surgical unit after esophagectomy

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A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of esophageal cancer admitted to the medical-surgical unit after an esophagectomy.

After starting a liquid diet, the client develops a fever, chest pain, and dyspnea. What prompted these symptoms?

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