The practitioner has ordered a test for steatorrhea.The nurse knows this is determined by which laboratory study?

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Steatorrhea (an increase of fat in the stool)results from malabsorption or pancreatic insufficiency and is determined with stool studies.The result of the urea breath test is positive if the patient has a Helicobacter pylori infection.Gastric acid stimulation is used for the detection of duodenal ulcers,gastric atrophy,and gastric carcinoma.

The Practitioner Has Ordered a Test for Steatorrhea