A nurse is caring for a client with venous stasis whose lower extremities have a brown pigmentation appearance. Which is this pigmentation appearance best attributed to?
A) The necrosis of subcutaneous fat due to tissue hypoxia
B) Breakdown of red blood cells in the congested tissues
C) The inflammatory and immune response from congested circulation
D) Skin atrophy caused by lack of circulation
Answer: B
Breakdown of red blood cells in the congested tissues causes brown skin pigmentation. While the other choices may occur with PVD, they are not responsible for the cause of brown pigmentation to the skin.
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