Bile Sequestrants Are Drugs That Bind to Bile in the Intestines

question 92

Multiple Choice

Bile sequestrants are drugs that bind to bile in the intestines and prevent its normal reabsorption in the large intestine.How would bile sequestrants lower a patient's blood cholesterol level?

• A) Bile binds to cholesterol in the blood.
• B) Bile prevents cholesterol from being absorbed from the diet.
• C) More cholesterol would be converted into bile.
• D) Bile can be converted into cholesterol.
• E) Cholesterol requires bile to be soluble in the blood.

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