Your patient is a 24-year-old male complaining of a one-week history of abdominal pain. He describes the pain as in the upper right quadrant, dull and reproducible with movement and palpation. He also describes a decreased appetite, weight loss, and clay-colored stool over the same period. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of his clinical condition?

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The symptoms described, including upper right quadrant pain, decreased appetite, weight loss, and particularly clay-colored stool, are indicative of acute hepatitis. Clay-colored stools suggest a liver problem, as it indicates a lack of bile reaching the intestines, which is common in hepatitis.

Your Patient Is a 24-Year-Old Male Complaining of a One-Week