Question

What does ashen, gray, or dull signifies in the black patient?

Answer 1

Skin is a part of integumentary system thst serves as a first line of defence against any microbial invasion or injury.
Assessment of skin is very important in ruling our or diagnosing a disease.
The skin should be checked for colour, turgor, temperature, moistness, lesions, vascular changes and edema.
When the skin is insufficiently perfused or the arterial supply to the skin is impaired it shows pallor. The pallor in brown skinned people appears as yellow brown while that in dark skinned or black people appears as dull, ashen or gray.
The ashen, gray, or dull is the appearance of skin in black patient due to pallor caused by insufficient blood flow to the skin as seen in shock.