NPRO1000 Final cholestyramine (Bile Acid Sequestrant) and atorvastatin (HMG CoA Reductase inhibitor) Exam Questions and Answers
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2024/2025
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2024/2025
NPRO1000 Final cholestyramine (Bile
Acid Sequestrant) and atorvastatin
(HMG CoA Reductase inhibitor) Exam
Questions and Answers
A client who has been taking a statin has seen an improvement in his cholesterol laboratory values;
however, the low-density lipoprotein remains elevated. What medica...
Lipitor is an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin). Adverse effects of statins include - Answer✔✔-
headache, dizziness, insomnia, flatulence, abdominal pain, cramping, constipation, and nausea.
Which single class drug is known to be most effective in reducing the major types of dyslipidemia? -
Answer✔✔-statins
A nurse is aware of the high incidence and prevalence of hyperlipidemia and the consequent need for
antihyperlipidemics. Treatment of high cholesterol using statins would be contraindicated in which
client? - Answer✔✔-An obese male client who is a heavy alcohol user and who has cirrhosis of the liver
Active liver disease is a contraindication to the use of - Answer✔✔-statins.
As well, heavy alcohol use increases the risk of liver dysfunction.
The pharmacology instructor is discussing medications used in the treatment of dyslipidemia. Which
drug class would the instructor identify as the most widely used dyslipidemia drugs? - Answer✔✔-HMG-
CoA reductase inhibitors or statin
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or statins are the most widely used dyslipidemia drugs. They are useful in
treating most of the major types of - Answer✔✔-dyslipidemia.
A client diagnosed with hyperlipidemia is prescribed a statin. The nurse is reviewing the client's history
and would notify the client's health care provider if which condition was noted in the client's history? -
Answer✔✔-Liver disease
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