The yellow cast to the skin that may indicate liver disease is called:
A) jaundice.
B) cachexia.
C) melena.
D) hematochezia.
A) jaundice.
Jaundice is the yellow cast to the skin that may indicate liver disease. Cachexia is
the loss of weight and generalized wasting that occurs during a chronic disease. Melena is the
passage of a dark, tarry stool. Hematochezia is the passing of a bright, red blood in the stool.
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