A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Venous Stasis

question 26

Multiple Choice

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

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

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