Card 17 / 30: A 47 year old woman has severe diarrhea. She was recently diagnosed with a metastatic carcinoid tumor to the liver. Octreotide is begun for better control of the diarrhea. Aside from slowing gastrointestinal motility and decreasing intestinal secretion what other effect of octreotide would you expect to observe?
A) Increased pancreatic secretion of enzymes and bicarbonate
B) Stimulating insulin secretion
C) Stimulating gastric acid secretion
D) Reduction in splanchnic blood flow
E) Increased gallbladder motility

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