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#1668 Blood

A 65-year-old man has experienced worsening fatigue for the past 5 months. On physical examination, he is afebrile and has a pulse of 91/min, respirations of 18/min, and blood pressure of 105/60 mm Hg. There is no organomegaly. A stool sample is positive for occult blood. Laboratory findings include hemoglobin of 5.9 g/dL, hematocrit of 18.3%, MCV of 99 mm3, platelet count of 250,000/ mm3, and WBC count of 7800/ mm3. The reticulocyte concentration is 3.9%. No fibrin split products are detected, and direct and indirect Coombs test results are negative. A bone marrow biopsy specimen shows marked erythroid hyperplasia. Which of the following conditions best explains these findings?

#1686 G.I.T.

A 45-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of fatigue and swelling in her neck. Physical examination shows a goiter. A CBC discloses megaloblastic anemia and a normal reticulocyte count. Additionally, there is an elevated serum level of TSH and antithyroid antibodies. Needle aspiration of the left lobe of the thyroid reveals benign follicular cells and numerous lymphocytes. Anemia in this patient is most likely caused by antibodies directed to which of the following targets?

#1699 Endocrine

A study of patients more than 25 years of age with body mass index above 30, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and fasting glucose averaging 115 mg/ dL is performed. They have adipose tissue abnormalities including increased non-esterified fatty acid release, altered adipokines with decreased adiponectin, greater proinflammatory cytokine release, and diminished peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARg) function. Which of the following is the best initial therapeutic intervention for these patients?

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