The nurse blanches over a vascular lesion on a pregnant patient. The site blanches and refills evenly from the center outward. The nurse documents this lesion as

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Spider angiomas are dilated arterioles. A network of dilated capillaries radiates from the center arteriole, outward like a spider's legs. Spider angiomas are often associated with high estrogen levels, as occur in pregnancy. Blanching over the center is followed by a rapid return of redness from the center outward. Whereas telangiectases refill erratically, petechiae, purpura, and ecchymoses do not blanch.

The Nurse Blanches Over a Vascular Lesion on a Pregnant