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Lehnes Pharmacology
Quiz 50: Prophylaxis of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: Drugs That Help Normalize Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
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Question 1
Multiple Choice
Which plasma lipoprotein level is most concerning when considering the risk of coronary atherosclerosis?
Question 2
Multiple Choice
A nurse is providing discharge teaching instructions for a patient taking cholestyramine [Questran]. Which statement made by the patient demonstrates a need for further teaching?
Question 3
Multiple Choice
A nurse is reviewing the medications of a patient with diabetes before discharge. The nurse realizes that the patient will be going home on colesevelam,a bile acid sequestrant,and insulin. What patient education should the nurse provide in the discharge teaching for this patient?
Question 4
Multiple Choice
A patient will begin taking atorvastatin [Lipitor] to treat elevated LDL levels. The patient asks the nurse what to do to minimize the risk of myositis associated with taking this drug. What will the nurse counsel this patient?
Question 5
Multiple Choice
A postmenopausal woman will begin taking atorvastatin [Lipitor] to treat hypercholesterolemia. The woman reports a history of osteopenia with a family risk of osteoporosis. What will the nurse include when teaching this patient?
Question 6
Multiple Choice
A patient who is taking simvastatin [Zocor] develops an infection and the provider orders azithromycin [Zithromax] to treat the infection. The nurse should be concerned if the patient complains of:
Question 7
Multiple Choice
Lovastatin [Mevacor] is prescribed for a patient for the first time. The nurse should provide the patient with which instruction?