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'''Malabsorption syndrome''' refers to a number of disorders in which the small intestine can’t properly absorb one or more nutrients. This may be due to impaired absorption or impaired digestion.
<section begin="clinical biochemistry" />'''Malabsorption syndrome''' refers to a number of disorders in which the small intestine can’t properly absorb one or more nutrients. This may be due to impaired absorption or impaired digestion.<section end="clinical biochemistry" />


Fat malabsorption is the most common specific nutrient malabsorption.
Fat malabsorption is the most common specific nutrient malabsorption.
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* Protein malabsorption – oedema, muscle atrophy
* Protein malabsorption – oedema, muscle atrophy
* Carbohydrate malabsorption – water diarrhoea, flatulence
* Carbohydrate malabsorption – water diarrhoea, flatulence
 
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== Diagnosis and evaluation ==
== Diagnosis and evaluation ==
Many tests can be useful in the evaluation of malabsorption:
Many tests can be useful in the evaluation of malabsorption:
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* Bile salt breath test/SeHCAT test – test for bile salt absorption, no longer used
* Bile salt breath test/SeHCAT test – test for bile salt absorption, no longer used
* Shilling test – test for B12 absorption, no longer used
* Shilling test – test for B12 absorption, no longer used
 
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
[[Category:Gastroenterology]]