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 mucosal disease B Carbohydrate malabsorption due to chronic pancreatitis C Fat malabsorption dure 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 mucosal disease