Physiology-11

A 20-year-old woman admits herself to the
emergency room with a yellow discoloration of
the whites of her eyes. She says that she does
not drink and that she has not experienced any
changes in her stool. Her liver enzyme profile
and direct serum bilirubin levels are normal,
while total bilirubin is elevated. What is the
most likely cause for her jaundice?
(A) defect in hepatocytes
(B) defect in Kupffer cells
(C) gallstones
(D) hemolysis
(E) tumor obstructing bile duct

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