Given the Following Laboratory Information, What Is the Most Probable

question 11

Multiple Choice

Given the following laboratory information, what is the most probable laboratory diagnosis?
Fecal fat - increased
Stool examination - foul smelling
Lactose intolerance test - normal
Serum carotene and serum vitamin A - decreased
Serum vitamin B₁₂ and serum folate - normal to decreased
Schilling test - abnormal
D-Xylose absorption - abnormal
Stool occult blood - negative
Carcinoembryonic antigen - normal
Gluten antibodies - negative

• A)carcinoid syndrome
• B)bowel carcinoma
• C)steatorrhea
• D)celiac disease

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