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Reаd the fоllоwing medicаl recоrd documentаtion and answer the question below. Dermatology Physical Examination: Patient is a well-developed, well-nourished 33-year-old female who is appropriate and cooperative. Her only injury is to the right upper extremity with first- and second-degree burns on the right forearm, ranging from the elbow to the wrist. Second-degree burns with blistering are scattered through the medial aspect of the forearm. There is no circumferential burn, and there do not appear to be areas of third- or fourth-degree burns. The patient has muscular function. Circulation and pulses are unremarkable. Final Diagnosis: First-degree and second-degree burns, right arm secondary to hot oil spill. Treatment: The wound is cooled and cleansed with bandages soaked in povidone-iodine solution. The patient was ordered Demerol 50 mg IM for pain, but she refused additional pain medication. A burn dressing is applied with Neosporin ointment. The patient is given Tylenol No. 3, tabs #4, to take home with orders to take one or two every four hours p.r.n. for pain. She is to return to her primary care physician tomorrow for a dressing change. Tetanus immunization is up to date. Preprinted instructions are given. Q: Burns with blistering are a sign of: