A nurse is performing a skin and peripheral vascular assessment on a client in later adulthood. Which observation should the nurse expect to note as an age-related finding?
A. Thin, ridged toenails
B. Thick skin on the lower legs
C. Bounding dorsalis pedis pulse
D. Loss of hair on the lower legs
Ans: D. Loss of hair on the lower legs
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