A 29-year-old man with a family history of heart disease presents to his primary care physician for a routine checkup. A lipid profile on a blood draw reveals high LDL and low HDL. One way to decrease the amount of LDL in the blood is to hinder the liver's ability for de novo cholesterol synthesis. Which of the following drugs blocks de novo cholesterol synthesis in hepatocytes?

A 29-year-old man with a family history of heart disease presents to his primary care physician for a routine checkup. A lipid profile on a blood draw reveals high LDL and low HDL. One way to decrease the amount of LDL in the blood is to hinder the liver's ability for de novo cholesterol synthesis. Which of the following drugs blocks de novo cholesterol synthesis in hepatocytes?

A 41-year-old man with end-stage HIV disease has lost approximately 50lb from his baseline weight of 160lb. He now weighs in the fifth percentile for his age group. He is given dronabinol to achieve a change in this area. The most plausible mechanism of action for this medication is

A 43-year-old woman with Type-2 diabetes has been taking insulin with meals as well as metformin. Her blood glucose remains poorly controlled. Her doctor prescribes an additional drug, which is an analog of an endogenous peptide that inhibits glucagon secretion. What is the most likely medication this patient is taking?

A 72-year-old man with congestive heart failure is hospitalized because of worsening pulmonary and peripheral edema. He is given intravenous furosemide. This agent will likely improve hemodynamics in which of the following ways?

A 52-year-old man is prescribed with furosemide by his physician to help treat his hypertension. His physician further advises him to avoid NSAIDs for pain because they may antagonize the effects of furosemide. Which of the following describes how NSAIDs may interfere with the effects of furosemide?