What do you believe to be the cause of illness

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The patient's history is the foundational information for the development of a hypothesis. Read your 'Patient's History' below: A 25-year-old Caucasian male sees his primary care physician complaining of exhaustion. His blood pressure was 110/68. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds. He runs about 5 miles daily and eats a 1,700-calorie vegetarian diet. Provide your tentative diagnosis (hypothesis) based on your review of their symptoms. Simply stated, based on the patient's complaining symptoms, what do you believe to be the cause of illness?

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