Past by dieting and was encouraged by her progress

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A 20-year-old patient comes into the emergency room while you were on call. She is five feet tall and has difficulty maintaining her body weight above 67 lbs. She has lost weight in the past by dieting and was encouraged by her progress. She continued to decrease food intake and increase exercising until her weight dropped below 63 lbs. At this time, she is no longer having her menstrual periods. She comes to the emergency room with symptoms of peptic ulcer disease. Which one of the following would be considered the most important and urgent part of her initial medical workup? (SLO 2, co 7) Bone scan Head CT scan Gastric emptying study Cholesterol level Serum potassium level.

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