A Patient with Cholelithiasis Has Pale-Colored Stools

question 129

Multiple Choice

A patient with cholelithiasis has pale-colored stools.The nurse attributes the cause to be

• A)the inability to utilize bilirubin
• B)the inability of bilirubin to enter the duodenum
• C)the inability to breakdown bilirubin
• D)the inability to conjugate bilirubin
• E)the inability to form bilirubin

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