The nurse, assessing a client's skin as being overly dry and scaly, would document this finding as being:
1. poor turgor.
2. ichthyosis.
3. edematous.
4. anasarca.
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Ichthyosis is dry, scaly skin. Poor turgor is the term used if the skin shows evidence of poor hydration. Edematous is the term used if there is an abnormal accumulation of fluid under the skin. Anasarca is a term used for generalized edema.
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