A nurse assessing a patient with liver disease expects to find which manifestation during the examination?

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Jaundice is manifested by a yellowish color in the sclera of the eyes and palms of the hands in both light- and dark-skinned patients. Instead of the axilla and groin, assess the sclera of the eyes, fingernails, palms of hands, and oral mucosa. Pale skin may indicate anemia, but not jaundice. Yellow color of the palms indicates jaundice. Ashen-gray color may be seen in dark-skinned patients who are cyanotic.

A Nurse Assessing a Patient with Liver Disease Expects to Find