A Patient Is Suspected of Having Copper Intoxication

question 41

Multiple Choice

A patient is suspected of having copper intoxication.Which of the following tests would be most appropriate for confirming this suspicion?

• A)Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)analysis
• B)Catecholamines, blood and urine
• C)CD4/CD8 enumeration
• D)Ceruloplasmin

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