A client presents to the outpatient clinic with a venous ulcer located on the left ankle. What additional assessment findings would the nurse expect to be present in this client?
A. Dependent rubor is present, accompanied by hair loss on the extremity.
B. The skin surrounding the ulcer is mottled and the toenails are thickened.
C. There is a brownish discoloration of the lower extremity at the ulcer site.
D. The extremity is cold and gray-blue in color.
C
Venous ulcers are characterized by brown pigmentation of the skin of the lower extremity. Mot-tled skin, the presence of dependent rubor, and cyanosis are features of arterial ulcers.
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