<prompt> A 57-year-old man is admitted to the hospital for treatment of chronic pancreatitis. In patients with chronic pancreatitis, deficiency of which of the following vitamins is most likely?Folic acidVitamin B2 riboflavinVitamin B6 pyridoxineVitamin D  <response>: Deficiency of fat-soluble vitamins vitamins A, D, E, and K can occur in chronic pancreatitis due to loss of exocrine pancreas function. Vitamin B12 cobalamin, folic acid, vitamin B2 riboflavin, and vitamin B6 pyridoxine are all water-soluble vitamins. It should be noted that most patients with chronic pancreatitis also are alcoholics and that alcoholics often have multiple nutritional deficiencies, including lack of watersoluble vitamins. 