You are examining a pregnant patient and have noted a vascular lesion. When you blanch over the vascular lesion, the site blanches and refills evenly from the center outward. The nurse documents this lesion as a:

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Spider angiomas are dilated arterioles. A network of dilated capillaries radiate 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. Telangiectasias refill erratically. Petechiae and purpura do not blanch.

You Are Examining a Pregnant Patient and Have Noted a Vascular