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A 40-year-old man presents with an insidious onset of fatigue, headaches, muscle weakness, and paresthesia. Physical examination reveals hypertension, an enlarged tongue, wide spacing of the teeth, and a doughy appearance to the skin. Which of the following laboratory results would be consistent with the expected diagnosis?
A) Elevated serum thyroxine level
B) Fasting serum glucose = 3.3 mmol/L (60 mg/dL)
C) Elevated insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I)
D) Growth hormone concentration = 0.2 g/L (0.2 ng/mL) 1 h after oral administration of 100 g glucose
E) Decreased IGF binding protein 3
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| 92306
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C) Elevated insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I)
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C
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| new_n_lost
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Yes its C
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