A patient with cholelithiasis is having clay-colored stools.What should the nurse realize as the most common cause of clay-colored stools?

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Obstruction of bile flow (e.g.,from a stone in the duct)may result in stools that are clay-colored,because bile is not present in the stool to give it color.A.B.C.Other liver and gallbladder disorders can also cause clay-colored stools,but in a patient with cholelithiasis,a stone lodged in the duct would be the most common.

A Patient with Cholelithiasis Is Having Clay-Colored Stools