A patient has been admitted with chronic arterial symptoms. During the assessment, the nurse should expect which findings? (Select all that apply.)

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Patients with chronic arterial symptoms often have a history of smoking and diabetes (among other risk factors). The pain has a gradual onset with exertion and is relieved with rest or dangling. The skin appears cool and pale. The other responses reflect chronic venous problems. Weeping ulcers on ankles, a job involving sitting for long periods of time, and pain that is worse at the end of the day are associated with venous ulcers, not arterial ulcers.

A Patient Has Been Admitted with Chronic Arterial Symptoms