A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Venous Stasis

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis. Which of these findings would the nurse most likely observe?

• A) Unilateral cool foot
• B) Thin, shiny, atrophic skin
• C) Pallor of the toes and cyanosis of the nail beds
• D) Brownish discoloration to the skin of the lower leg

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