A 35-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office Due to a One-Month

A 35-year-old man comes to the office due to a one-month history of weight gain and facial edema.  The facial edema resolves at the end of the day, but ankle edema develops.  Temperature is 37.2 C (99 F) , blood pressure is 138/76 mm Hg, pulse is 80/min, and respirations are 16/min.  Examination shows 2+ ankle edema.  Laboratory studies show: Urinalysis:
This patient is most likely at risk for developing which of the following?

A) Rupture of brain aneurysm
B) Abdominal aortic aneurysm
C) Hypercoagulability
D) Pulmonary hemorrhage
E) Gallstone pancreatitis

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