During assessment, the nurse notices that the skin of a patient of Asian descent is yellowish brown in colour. The skin on the hard and soft palate is, however, pink in colour. From this finding, the nurse could probably rule out:

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One of the manifestations of jaundice is yellow colour of the skin,which indicates rising amounts of bilirubin in the blood and is first noticed in the junction of the hard and soft palate in the mouth and in the sclera.

During Assessment, the Nurse Notices That the Skin of a Patient