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NBME 15 Q - please explain why. - usmleusmle1231
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4) A 71-year-old woman comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. Shoe has a 30-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin. She is 160 cm (5 ft 3in) tall and weighs 59kg (130lb); BMI is 23 kg/m2. Her blood pressure is 166/78 mm Hg. This patient is most likely to have an endogenous fasting serum insulin concentration (N=5-20 muU/mL) closest to which of the following?

A) 1 microU/mL
B) 10 microU/mL
C) 20 microU/mL
D) 40 microU/mL
E) 80 microU/mL
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#2
A....as insulin is supplemented fr treatment
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#3
Pt has long standing diabetes.In 30 years the beta cells would be filled with amyloid, they would not produce enough insulin.


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#4
Ok, makes sense forumfriend

Thank you guys!
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