An adult with chronic pancreatitis (causing fat malabsorption) is at risk of deficiency of which vitamin leading to bleeding tendency and poor bone mineralization?
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Correct answer: Vitamin D
Chronic pancreatitis impairs fat absorption, compromising absorption of fat-soluble vitamins; deficiency of vitamin D reduces calcium and phosphorus absorption, leading to poor bone mineralization and risk of bleeding via bone fragility.
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