Posted: August 16th, 2017

The nurse reading the physician’s report of an elderly patient’s physical examination knows a notation that the patient demonstrates xanthelasma refers to

The nurse reading the physician’s report of an elderly patient’s physical examination knows a notation that the patient demonstrates xanthelasma refers to
a) yellowish waxy deposits on upper eyelids.
The change is a common, benign manifestation of aging skin or it can sometimes signal hyperlipidemia.
b) liver spots.
Solar lentigo is the term that refers to liver spots.
c) dark discoloration of the skin.
Melasma is the term that refers to dark discoloration of the skin.
d) bright red moles.
Cherry angioma is the term that is used to describe a bright red mole.