When assessing the patient with chronic pancreatitis, the nurse anticipates potential dysfunction of which of the following?
A) Pancreatic islet cells
B) Peristalsis
C) Decrease in biliary stenosis
D) Large bowel absorption
Ans: A
Feedback: For the patient with chronic pancreatitis, nonsurgical management of diabetes mellitus resulting from dysfunction of the pancreatic islet cells is treated with diet, insulin, or oral antidiabetic agents.
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