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Noel is a 33-year-old kindergarten teacher who recently visited her doctor complaining of the sudden onset of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. Lab tests, imaging studies, and an endoscopy were used to diagnose Crohn's disease. Drug therapy has helped to control the symptoms, but Noel has been told that there is no cure for the disease and she may experience exacerbations from time to time for the rest of her life.
-If Noel's Crohn's disease worsens, it could place her at risk for malnutrition due to all of these reasons EXCEPT:
A)reduced food intake.
B)surgery that shortens the small intestine.
C)malabsorption of nutrients.
D)ulceration in the esophagus.
E)mucosal scarring.

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Case Study Questions 
Use the following case study to answer questions 
Noel is a 33-year-old kindergarten teacher who recently visited her doctor complaining of the sudden onset of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. Lab tests, imaging studies, and an endoscopy were used to diagnose Crohn's disease. Drug therapy has helped to control the symptoms, but Noel has been told that there is no cure for the disease and she may experience exacerbations from time to time for the rest of her life.
-If Noel's Crohn's disease worsens, it could place her at risk for malnutrition due to all of these reasons EXCEPT:
A)reduced food intake.
B)surgery that shortens the small intestine.
C)malabsorption of nutrients.
D)ulceration in the esophagus.
E)mucosal scarring.

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Ulceration in the esophagus is not a common complication of Crohn's disease and therefore would not contribute to malnutrition. Reduced food intake, surgery that shortens the small intestine, malabsorption of nutrients, and mucosal scarring are all potential complications that can contribute to malnutrition in individuals with Crohn's disease.