Medicine A 41 year old patient presented with chronic diarrhoea for 3 months. A d-xylose absorption test was ordered to look for: A Carbohydrate malabsorption due to mucosa] disease B Carbohydrate malabsorption due to chronic pancreatitis C Fat malabsorption due to mucosal disease D Fat malabsorption due to chronic pancreatitis 💡 Explanation A 41 year old patient presented with chronic diarrhoea for 3 months. A d-xylose absorption test was ordered to look for: ✓ Correct Answer: A. Carbohydrate malabsorption due to mucosa] disease