A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus. What is the cause of this coloring?
A) Bilirubin
B) Hemoglobin
C) Serum potassium
D) Serum magnesium

Name: A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus. What is the cause of this coloring? A) Bilirubin B) Hemoglobin C) Serum potassium D) Serum magnesium
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Scleral icterus means the color of the sclera is yellow. The jaundice is due to coloring of the sclera with bilirubin that infiltrates all tissues of the body.

A Physician Documents That a Patient Has a Scleral Icterus