girl^interrupted
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A 50-year-old man has the sudden onset of substernal chest pain one afternoon. The pain persists for the next three hours. He then becomes short of breath and diaphoretic. He goes to the emergency department that evening. On physical examiantion his vital signs include T 37 C, P 95/minute, R 25/minute, and BP 130/90 mm Hg. A chest radiograph shows a slightly enlarged heart and mild pulmonary edema. An EKG shows ST segment elevation in anterior leads V1 - 6. Which of the following serum laboratory test findings is most likely to be present in this man?
A Urea nitrogen of 110 mg/dL
B Sodium of 115 mmol/L
C ALT of 876 U/L
D Troponin I of 32 ng/mL
E HDL cholesterol of 55 mg/dL
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| me007
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D myocardial infarction - troponin
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| NE
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D- troponin is elevated in MI
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| Diego Casali
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I agree with D.
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