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NBME Clinical Science Subject Examination (Shelf Exam)

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A 42-year-old woman comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. She says that she feels fine. She is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighs 86 kg (190 lb); BMI is 30 kg/m2 . Her blood pressure is 131/82 mm Hg. Physical examination shows no other abnormalities. Fasting serum studies show: Glucose 105 mg/dL Cholesterol, total 210 mg/dL Triglycerides 185 mg/dL C-reactive protein 0.35 mg/L (N=20–100) This patient is at increased risk for developing which of the following conditions?
Correct Answer:
Atherosclerosis

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