PANCE Practice Test

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In which disorder is malabsorption due to diminished or absent digestive enzymes?
  1. Chronic pancreatitis
  2. Crohn’s disease
  3. Gastric surgery
  4. Small bowel ischemia
Explanation
Answer: A - The causes of malabsorption include the absence of digestive enzymes (as occurs in chronic pancreatitis) or injured or absent small bowel mucosa (as occurs in Crohn’s disease, various gastric surgeries, and ischemia resulting in bowel resection.)
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