A patient comes to the clinic and states that he has noticed that his skin is redder than normal.The nurse understands that this condition is due to hyperemia and knows that it can be caused by:
A) decreased amounts of bilirubin in the blood.
B) excess blood in the underlying blood vessels.
C) decreased perfusion to the surrounding tissues.
D) excess blood in the dilated superficial capillaries.
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