The nurse notices that a patient has had a pale, yellow, greasy stool, or steatorrhea. What is the cause of this finding?

Name: The nurse notices that a patient has had a pale, yellow, greasy stool, or steatorrhea. What is the cause of this finding?
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Steatorrhea (pale, yellow, greasy stool) is caused by increased fat content in the stools, as in malabsorption syndrome. Occult bleeding and ingestion of bismuth products cause a black stool, and absent bile pigment causes a gray-tan stool.

The Nurse Notices That a Patient Has Had a Pale