It is reasonable to expect a request for the laboratory analysis of fat-soluble vitamins in which of the following conditions?

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Because the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) are absorbed as part of the chylomicron complex, their absorption depends on the presence of adequate bile and pancreatic secretions, as well as healthy bowel mucosa.Therefore, chronic malabsorptive states are often associated with a deficiency of one or more of these vitamins.The malabsorptive states include chronic bowel inflammatory conditions, impaired bile flow, pancreatic insufficiency, and alcoholic liver disease.Malabsorptive states are typically associated with the presence of steatorrhea.

It Is Reasonable to Expect a Request for the Laboratory