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A 20-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to a 2-day history of increasing tiredness and exertional dyspnea.  He also reports yellowish discoloration of the eyes and dark urine.  The patient has no chronic medical conditions, but 5 days ago, he went to an urgent care clinic due to right leg cellulitis; a 7-day course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was prescribed.  The cellulitis has improved.  The patient, an exchange student from Israel, does not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs.  Temperature is 37 C (98.6 F) , blood pressure is 116/76 mm Hg, and pulse is 104/min.  Physical examination shows mild scleral icterus, pale oral mucous membranes, a faint systolic ejection murmur, and a nontender abdomen with no organomegaly.  Hemoglobin is 7.4 g/dL and mean corpuscular volume is 90 µm3.  Which of the following additional findings are most likely present in this patient?
A 20-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to a 2-day history of increasing tiredness and exertional dyspnea.  He also reports yellowish discoloration of the eyes and dark urine.  The patient has no chronic medical conditions, but 5 days ago, he went to an urgent care clinic due to right leg cellulitis; a 7-day course of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was prescribed.  The cellulitis has improved.  The patient, an exchange student from Israel, does not use tobacco, alcohol, or illicit drugs.  Temperature is 37 C (98.6 F) , blood pressure is 116/76 mm Hg, and pulse is 104/min.  Physical examination shows mild scleral icterus, pale oral mucous membranes, a faint systolic ejection murmur, and a nontender abdomen with no organomegaly.  Hemoglobin is 7.4 g/dL and mean corpuscular volume is 90 µm<sup>3</sup>.  Which of the following additional findings are most likely present in this patient?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E


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