A 37-year-old woman patient with hyperlipidemia is taking a drug to lower her triglyceride and blood cholesterol levels. She is considering stopping her therapy, however, because of a red, itchy rash on her face and neck that occurs following some doses. What could she use to avoid this side effect?

A 37-year-old woman patient with hyperlipidemia is taking a drug to lower her triglyceride and blood cholesterol levels. She is considering stopping her therapy, however, because of a red, itchy rash on her face and neck that occurs following some doses. What could she use to avoid this side effect?

A 64-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for follow-up. She is being treated for a ventricular arrhythmia. She is placed on a new medication and now complains of feeling tired. She also has diarrhea and weight loss. She also feels very anxious and nervous. Laboratory studies indicate low thyroxin and elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone levels. Which of the following antiarrhythmic drugs is the likely cause of these signs and symptoms?

A 42-year-old man with hypertriglyceridemia comes from a family with the same abnormality as his brother, sister, father, and father's brother. He presents to a primary care physician in a new city. Which of the following is the most cost-effective treatment of this condition?

A 57-year-old woman with elevated triglycerides and cholesterol takes a medication that binds bile acids in the intestine, thus preventing their return to the liver via the enterohepatic circulation. This description suggests that the patient is taking which of the following medications?

An 18-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic for a routine visit. She has been feeling well over the past year. She tells the physician she is in a long-term relationship with a boyfriend and has been sexually active. She would like to start using oral contraceptive pills. The physician should inform the patient about what possible side effect?