
The nurse notes on a client's chart a report revealing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. The nurse explains the presence of unconjugated bilirubin indicates
A) a decreased amount of red cells are being destroyed.
B) biliary obstruction is preventing blood flow through the liver.
C) conjugated bilirubin must be converted to unconjugated bilirubin in the liver.
D) the kidneys are not converting unconjugated to conjugated bilirubin.
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