The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in a client with a decreased fecal urobilino-gen concentration?
a. Clay-colored stools
b. Petechiae
c. Asterixis
d. Melena
A
When fecal urobilinogen levels are decreased as a result of biliary cirrhosis, the stools become lighter or clay-colored.
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