Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 15

Differentiate malabsorption from maldigestion syndromes and name a test that distinguishes the two conditions.

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Difference between malabsorption and maldigestion:

Malabsorption	Maldigestion
Malabsorption syndrome is the incapability of absorbing nutrients from the digested foods.	The maldigestion syndrome is the incapability of digesting the foods.