Donald Has Been Diagnosed with Hyperlipidemia

question 2

Multiple Choice

Donald has been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia. Based on his lipid profile, atorvastatin is prescribed. Rhabdomyolysis is a rare but serious adverse response to this drug. Donald should be told to:

• A) Become a vegetarian because this disorder is associated with eating red meat.
• B) Stop taking the drug if abdominal cramps and diarrhea develop.
• C) Report muscle weakness or tenderness and dark urine to his provider immediately.
• D) Expect "hot flash" sensations during the first 2 weeks of therapy.

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the brain located at the sides of the cerebral hemispheres, involved in processing auditory information and associated with memory and emotion.

Nonspeech Noise

Sounds in the environment that are not related to human speech, which can affect auditory processing or be used in auditory testing.

Segments Per Second

A measure of the rate at which data or processing segments are handled or transmitted in one second.

Overtones

The higher frequencies found in a sound, which add to its basic frequency, contributing to its timbre or quality.