The First Step in Responding to a Patient Who Complains

question 16

Multiple Choice

The first step in responding to a patient who complains of muscular pain with statins is:

• A)Review the history and characteristics of the pain.
• B)Stop the medication and draw liver function tests.
• C)Switch them to another statin.
• D)Draw a lipid level to determine if dosing is still indicated.

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