Author Question: Jamie is a 34-year-old pregnant woman with familial hyperlipidemia and elevated LDL levels. What is ... (Read 15 times)

madam-professor · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

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

Question 2

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.