QUESTION #4
Diseases causing malabsorption can be classified by their pathophysiologic defect. Do the following statements correctly match disease category with underlying defect?
| T | / | F | Pancreatic disease | : | intraluminal maldigestion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | / | F | Cholestatic liver disease | : | decreased biles salts |
| T | / | F | Bacterial overgrowth | : | decreased bile salts |
| T | / | F | Distal ileal disease or resection | : | decreased bile salts |
| T | / | F | Intestinal mucosal disease | : | reduced absorption |
| T | / | F | Mucosal enzyme deficiency | : | mucosal maldigestion |
| T | / | F | Lymphatic obstruction | : | reduced fat transport |