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madam-professor

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Jamie is a 34-year-old pregnant woman with familial hyperlipidemia and elevated LDL levels. What is the appropriate treatment for a pregnant woman?
 
  1. A statin
  2. Niacin
  3. Fibric acid derivative
  4. Bile acid-binding resins

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Phil is a 54-year-old male with multiple risk factors who has been on a high-dose statin for 3 months to treat his high LDL level. His LDL is 135 mg/dL and his triglycerides are elevated. A reasonable change in therapy would be to:
 
  1. Discontinue the statin and change to a fibric acid derivative.
  2. Discontinue the statin and change to ezetimibe.
  3. Continue the statin and add in ezetimibe.
  4. Refer him to a specialist in managing patients with recalcitrant hyperlipidemia.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Gracias!

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Wow, this really help

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