A 25-year-old obese woman who denies any history of alcohol abuse presents with severe abdominal pain radiating to the back. Laboratory results indicate an increase in serum amylase and lipase, with a marked decrease in calcium. Which of the following likely has caused this condition?
AAbetalipoproteinemia
BCholelithiasis
CCystic fibrosis
DAlcohol
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is seen in:
AShwachman-Diamond syndrome
BRubinstein-Taybi syndrome
CSeckel syndrome
DDiamond-Blackfan syndrome
A 45-year-old patient with chronic pancreatitis is suffering from malnutrition and weight loss secondary to inadequate pancreatic exocrine secretions. Which of the following is true regarding pancreatic secretions?
ASecretin releases fluid rich in enzymes.
BSecretin releases fluid rich mainly in electrolytes and bicarbonate.
CCholecystokinin releases fluid, predominantly rich in electrolytes, and bicarbonate.
DAll pancreatic enzymes are secreted in an inactive form.
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