Diabetes Mellitus USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 52-year-old woman presents with hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbance. Her menstrual periods have been irregular for 8 months and absent for the past 2 months. Vital signs show BP 138/86 mmHg, HR 88 bpm, RR 16, temp 37.2°C. Fasting glucose is 126 mg/dL. She denies polyuria and polydipsia. She takes no medications. Which laboratory pattern best explains her presentation?
Answer choices
- AHigh prolactin and high estradiol
- BNormal FSH and high progesterone
- CLow FSH and low LH
- DHigh FSH and low estradiolCorrect answer
- ELow FSH and high estradiol
- FHigh LH and normal FSH
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