A 42-year-old female client with a long-standing history of chronic nausea and vomiting but a near-insatiable appetite has had her symptoms attributed to an enzyme deficiency. Further diagnostic testing indicates that she has inadequate pancreatic enzyme levels and that her large appetite is due to a lack of enzyme control of food intake inhibition. In which of the following enzymes is the woman most likely deficient?
A) Cholecystokinin
B) Ghrelin
C) Gastrin
D) Secretin

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Cholecystokinin is responsible for inhibiting food intake as well as stimulating pancreatic enzyme secretion. Ghrelin stimulates food intake, while gastrin stimulates gastric acid production, and secretin inhibits it.

A 42-Year-Old Female Client with a Long-Standing History of Chronic