A 37-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department Due to Progressive

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Multiple Choice

A 37-year-old man comes to the emergency department due to progressive weakness.  He has been vomiting everything he eats for the past 4 days.  The patient's medical history is significant for Helicobacter pylori infection, but he never completed pharmacotherapy.  He smokes 1 pack of cigarettes daily and drinks 3-4 beers every day.  Blood pressure is 100/70 mm Hg, pulse is 104/min, and respirations are 12/min.  Oxygen saturation is 95% on room air.  Mucous membranes are dry, and the physical examination is otherwise unremarkable.  Which of the following changes are most likely in this patient?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)D

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