A patient who is visiting the clinic complains of having "stomach pains for 2 weeks" and describes his stools as being "sticky looking and black" for approximately the past 10 days.He denies taking any medications.The nurse is aware that these symptoms are mostly indicative of:

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Black stools may be tarry as a result of occult blood (melena) from gastrointestinal bleeding or nontarry from ingestion of iron medications (not diet).Excessive fat causes the stool to become frothy.The absence of bile pigment causes clay-coloured stools.

A Patient Who Is Visiting the Clinic Complains of Having