A patient with severe Crohn's disease undergoes resection of her terminal ileum
After recovering from the surgery, she develops chronic diarrhea that is treated effectively with cholestyramine (a resin that can bind bile acids). Assuming her Crohn's disease has not recurred, the diarrhea in the patient can most likely be attributed to loss of which of the following membrane proteins?
A. SGLT1
B. CFTR
C. NBC1
D. Na+,K+-ATPase
E. ASBT
ANS: E
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