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Gripping abdominal pain and jaundice

jaundice eyesGS is a 40 year old, slightly overweight, woman. Recently she has suffered episodes of what she described as "gripping abdominal pain" after meals, and she had noticed that her faeces were paler than usual, and floated in the lavatory pan, but her urine was darker than usual.

When she visited her GP he noted that she had a sallow complexion, and the whites of her eyes were yellow.

What might account for her jaundice?

Why do you think her faeces were pale and her urine dark?

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