The first step in responding to a patient who complains of muscular pain with statins is:
A) Review the history and characteristics of the pain.
B) Stop the medication and draw liver function tests.
C) Switch them to another statin.
D) Draw a lipid level to determine if dosing is still indicated.
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Q18: First-line therapy for hyperlipidemia is:
A)Statins
B)Niacin
C)Lifestyle changes
D)Bile acid-binding
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A) Results
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