WBR0658

Author	[[PageAuthor::Rim Halaby, M.D. [1]]]
Exam Type	ExamType::USMLE Step 1
Main Category	MainCategory::Pathophysiology, MainCategory::Physiology
Sub Category	SubCategory::Gastrointestinal
Prompt	[[Prompt::A 45 year old man admitted to the hospital for work-up of severe painless jaundice and icterus is found to have a massive obstructive pancreatic head mass almost completely closing the bile duct lumen. Which of the following patterns would you expect in this patient? ]]
Answer A	AnswerA::A
Answer A Explanation	AnswerAExp::This pattern is usually not seen.
Answer B	AnswerB::B
Answer B Explanation	AnswerBExp::This pattern is typical of obstructive jaundice.
Answer C	AnswerC::C
Answer C Explanation	AnswerCExp::This pattern is usually not seen.
Answer D	AnswerD::D
Answer D Explanation	AnswerDExp::This pattern is usually not seen.
Answer E	AnswerE::E
Answer E Explanation	AnswerEExp::This pattern is typical of hemolytic type jaundice.
Right Answer	RightAnswer::B
Explanation	[[Explanation:: Educational Objective: References: ]]
Approved	Approved::No
Keyword	WBRKeyword::Obstructive jaundice, WBRKeyword::Bilirubin
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