The nurse is performing an assessment on a 21-year-old patient and notices that his nasal mucosa appears pale, gray, and swollen. What would be the most appropriate question to ask the patient?

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With chronic allergies, the mucosa looks swollen, boggy, pale, and gray. Elevated body temperature, colds, and nosebleeds do not cause these mucosal changes. Elevated body temperature, colds, and nosebleeds do not cause the nasal mucosa to appear pale, gray, and swollen. Chronic allergies do cause the mucosa to look swollen, boggy, pale, and gray.

The Nurse Is Performing an Assessment on a 21-Year-Old Patient