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    Ati lpn med surg gi proctored test

    A nurse is caring for a client who has cholelithiasis with bile duct obstruction. The nurse should expect which of the following findings when obtaining the client's urine specimen?

    Explanation & Rationale

    A. Red: Red urine suggests hematuria or myoglobinuria, not bilirubinuria from biliary obstruction. B. Bright orange: Some medications (e.g., rifampin, phenazopyridine) can cause orange urine, but obstructive jaundice typically causes darker urine. C. Amber: Conjugated bilirubin is water-soluble and is excreted in urine with biliary obstruction, producing dark amber or tea-colored urine. D. Pale yellow: Pale urine is more typical of normal hydration or obstructed bile flow with pale (clay-colored) stools - not the urine finding of bile duct obstruction.

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