In a Patient Who Has Had a Significant Portion of the Stomach

question 31

Multiple Choice

In a patient who has had a significant portion of the stomach removed in surgery, the action of which of the following enzymes would be significantly reduced?

• A) trypsin
• B) enteropeptidase
• C) elastase
• D) pepsin
• E) carboxypeptidase A

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