Patients with Acute Pancreatitis Are Generally Not Allowed to Eat

question 12

Multiple Choice

Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally not allowed to eat and may require continuous gastric suctioning to

• A) prevent abdominal distention.
• B) remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic secretion.
• C) prevent hyperglycemia associated with loss of insulin secretion.
• D) prevent mechanical obstruction of the intestine.

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