A 14-year-old girl is brought to the physician because she frequently experiences cramping and pain in her legs during school sports. She is at the 10th percentile for height. Her blood pressure is 155/90 mm Hg. Examination shows a high-arched palate with maloccluded teeth and a low posterior hairline. The patient has a broad chest with widely spaced nipples. Pelvic examination shows normal external female genitalia with scant pubic hair. Without appropriate treatment, this patient is at the greatest risk of developing which of the following complications?
AAlzheimer disease
BHyperphagia
CPulmonary stenosis
DOsteoporosis
ESevere acne
A 56-year-old man is seen in the hospital for a chief complaint of intense thirst and polyuria. His history is significant for recent transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary adenoma. With regard to the man's fluid balance, which of the following would be expected?
AHyponatremia
BIncreased extracellular fluid osmolarity
CSerum osmolarity <290 mOsm/L
DElevated serum ADH
EElevated blood glucose
An 82-year-old woman presents with 2 months of foul-smelling, greasy diarrhea. She says that she also has felt very tired recently and has had some associated bloating and flatus. She denies any recent abdominal pain, nausea, melena, hematochezia, or vomiting. She also denies any history of recent travel and states that her home has city water. Which of the following tests would be most appropriate to initially work up the most likely diagnosis in this patient?
AFecal fat test
BTissue transglutaminase antibody test
CStool O&P
DStool guaiac test
ECT of the abdomen with oral contrast
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