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A 30-year-old woman presents to a physician with rather non-specific complaints of fatigue, malaise,
low-grade fever, and arthralgias. Screening serum chemistries demonstrate an elevated BUN. The
urine shows proteinuria. Testing for which of the following will be most helpful for making the
diagnosis?
A. Anticentromeric antibody
B. Antimitochondrial antibody
C. Antinuclear antibody
D. Anti-TSH receptor antibody
E. Rheumatoid factor
Explanation:
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low-grade fever, and arthralgias. Screening serum chemistries demonstrate an elevated BUN. The
urine shows proteinuria. Testing for which of the following will be most helpful for making the
diagnosis?
A. Anticentromeric antibody
B. Antimitochondrial antibody
C. Antinuclear antibody
D. Anti-TSH receptor antibody
E. Rheumatoid factor
Explanation:
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