A Patient Who Has Recently Started Taking Rosuvastatin (Crestor)and Niacin

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient who has recently started taking rosuvastatin (Crestor) and niacin (Nicobid) reports all the following symptoms to the nurse.Which one is most important to communicate to the physician?

• A) Skin flushing after taking the medications
• B) Dizziness when changing positions quickly
• C) Nausea when taking the drugs before eating
• D) Generalized muscle aches and pains

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Definitions:

Radioactive Tracer

A substance containing a radioisotope used to track or trace chemical reactions or biological processes by detecting the radiation it emits.

Neurons

Basic cells of the nervous system that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the body.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals in the nervous system that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.

Agonists

Substances that activate receptors to produce a biological response.