A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus. What is the cause of this coloring?
a. Bilirubin
b. Hemoglobin
c. Serum potassium
d. Serum magnesium
ANS: A
Scleral icterus means the color of the sclera is yellow. The jaundice is due to coloring of the sclera with bilirubin that infiltrates all tissues of the body.
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