An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected?
A) Insufficient bile production
B) Gastric atrophy
C) Hypersecretion of stomach acid
D) Malabsorption

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Cystic fibrosis results in malabsorption.
Infants with cystic fibrosis have normal bile production; they experience pancreatic enzyme deficiency.
Infants with cystic fibrosis experience malabsorption,not gastric atrophy.
Infants with cystic fibrosis experience malabsorption; they do not have hypersecretion of stomach acid.

An 8-Week-Old Male Was Recently Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis