A nurse is taking care of a patient in the emergency room that presented with jaundice sclera. The nurse knows that this symptom is a sign of what disease?

A. Kidney disease: Kidney disease may affect fluid and electrolyte balance, but it does not cause jaundice. B. Bladder disease: Diseases of the bladder are related to urinary symptoms, not jaundice. C. Cardiac disease: Cardiac issues may cause cyanosis or edema, but not jaundice. D. Liver or gallbladder disease: Jaundice results from elevated bilirubin, often due to liver dysfunction or bile duct obstruction, including gallbladder disease.