Audio Qbank – HY USMLE Q #394 – Pathology / Internal medicine

A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. He has rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus. Current medications include lisinopril, metformin, glibenclamide, simvastatin, and aspirin. He drinks 4 beers every evening. Vitals are within normal limits. Examination shows an abdominal bruit. Serum studies are shown:

Na+                                         140 mEq/L
K+                                            3.8 mEq/L
Cl                                           108 mEq/L
HCO3–                                  20 mEq/L
Glucose                               112 mg/dL

Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these findings?

Alcohol use
Crohn disease
Glibenclamide toxicity
Lactic acidosis
Renal tubular acidosis
Salicylate toxicity