A Patient with Primary Hypercholesterolemia Is Taking an HMG-CoA Reductase

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient with primary hypercholesterolemia is taking an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor.All of the patient's baseline LFTs were normal.At a 6-month follow-up visit,the patient reports occasional headache.A lipid profile reveals a decrease of 20% in the patient's LDL cholesterol.The NP should:

• A) order LFTs.
• B) order CK-MM tests.
• C) consider decreasing the dose of the medication.
• D) reassure the patient that this side effect is common.

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