The nurse suspects that a newly admitted patient is experiencing manifestations of hepatitis A. What assessment findings did the nurse use to make this clinical determination?
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Hepatitis A can present with fever, jaundice, and gray-colored stools. Fever is a common systemic symptom of infection, jaundice results from liver dysfunction affecting bilirubin processing, and gray-colored stools occur due to a lack of bile pigment, which is a consequence of the liver's impaired ability to excrete bile.

The Nurse Suspects That a Newly Admitted Patient Is Experiencing