While teaching a group of student nurses about post-mortem changes, the nurse states, "This is a purple-red discoloration that appears on the dependent portions of the body after the heart stops."

Which post-mortem change does the nurse refer to in the teaching?
1. Algor mortis
2. Rigor mortis
3. Livor mortis
4. Tardieu spots


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