A client with Raynaud's disease presents with symptoms of pallor of the fingers. The client states that her hands turn white, then blue, then red. The nurse instructs the client that these symptoms are a result of:
1. The vasospasm of the small arteries and arterioles in the hands.
2. Inflammation of the small vessels of the hands and feet with eventual formation of small clots.
3. Atherosclerosis caused by too many circulating lipids.
4. Bleeding in the interior portion of the hands.
The vasospasm of the small arteries and arterioles in the hands.
Rationale: A client with Raynaud's disease has symptoms from vasospasm of the small arteries and arterioles in the hands. Inflammation of the small vessels of the hands and feet, with eventual formation of small clots, is the cause of Buerger's disease. Neither Buerger's nor Raynaud's is caused by atherosclerosis or bleeding.
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