At a nursing home, you find an elderly patient extremely short of breath. To best determine if the patient is cyanotic, you should:

A) press and release the skin on the palm.
B) examine the lining of the lips and mouth.
C) look at and feel the skin on the back of the hand.
D) inspect the skin on the fingers and nail beds.

B

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