A 19-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to Difficulty

question 118

Multiple Choice

A 19-year-old man comes to the office due to difficulty seeing and blurred vision, which have worsened slowly over the past year.  He is a second-year college student pursuing a degree in biochemistry.  His grades are excellent, but he is concerned about the effect his poor vision has had on his classes this semester.  The patient is also an avid swimmer.  He weighs 71 kg (156.5 lb) and is 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) tall.  Physical examination shows the findings seen in the exhibits. 


This patient is most likely to die from which of the following conditions?

• A)Aortic disease
• B)Liver disease
• C)Myocardial infarction
• D)Overwhelming infection
• E)Renal failure

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