Path Q 4 - drewalksonwater

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Autopsy of a 35-year-old Caucasian male shows significant endocardial thickening due to dense fibrous deposits around the tricuspid and pulmonary valves as well as moderate pulmonary valve stenosis. The left cardiac chambers and valves are normal. Measurement of the level of which of the following substances would most likely have helped in diagnosing this patient?
A. Urinary vanillylmandelic acid
B. Plasma cortisol
C. Plasma phenylalanine
D. Plasma homocysteine
E. Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
F. Urinary porphobilinogen

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ans -e

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EE carcinoid tumor

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ee

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carcinoid tumor it is! E is correct