The nurse notices that a patient has had a pale, yellow, greasy stool, or steatorrhea, and recalls that this is caused by:
a. Occult bleeding.
b. Absent bile pigment.
c. Increased fat content.
d. Ingestion of bismuth preparations.
ANS: C
Steatorrhea (pale, yellow, greasy stool) is caused by increased fat content in the stools, as in malabsorption syndrome. Occult bleeding and ingestion of bismuth products cause a black stool, and absent bile pigment causes a gray-tan stool.
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