KROK 1 2020 – Question 116 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient with choledocholithiasis has fatty colorless stool because of obturation of the biliary tract. What bile component is absent, causing steatorrhea?
- A. Cholesterol
- B. Bile acids
- C. Alkaline phosphatase
- D. Fatty acids
- E. Bile pigments
Hint
Think about which constituent of bile is needed for fat to be emulsified and absorbed in the small intestine.
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