During an Assessment, a Patient Tells the Nurse That Her

Multiple Choice

During an assessment, a patient tells the nurse that her fingers often change color when she goes out in cold weather. She describes these episodes as her fingers first turning white, then blue, then red with a burning, throbbing pain. What does the nurse suspect?

A) Lymphedema
B) Raynaud phenomenon
C) Deep-vein thrombosis
D) Chronic arterial insufficiency