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

Question

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Pale-colored stools occur because the bile cannot enter into the duodenum due to obstruction caused by the gallstones. Bile gives stools its characteristic brown color. The inability to utilize, breakdown, conjugate, or form bilirubin does not contribute to pale-colored stools in cholelithiasis.

A Patient with Cholelithiasis Has Pale-Colored Stools