A 37-year-old woman 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. Which drug is she taking?

A 37-year-old woman 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. Which drug is she taking?

A 59-year-old man with long-standing hypertension presents to his primary care physician for a follow-up visit and guidance. His blood pressure is 160 / 80~mm \Hg. His current medications include a calcium channel blocker. He is now switched to losartan. Which of the following properties of this medication can limit its efficacy for this patient?

A 29-year-old man is found to have primary pulmonary hypertension while undergoing a workup for shortness of breath and fatigue. A defect in his BMPR2 gene is discovered. This gene product normally inhibits smooth muscle proliferation. Which of the following drugs would best help this patient?

A 56-year-old man with a known history of hyperlipidemia and coronary artery disease on simvastatin develops chest pain while golfing (usually 4d\wk ). His weight is 75~kg. He is brought to the emergency department, is found to be asystolic, and dies. His most recent serum cholesterol level was in the normal range. Which of the following statements is true?

A 45-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus on insulin injection decides that he wants to 'drink' the insulin instead of taking the injection form. He is tired of the pain he gets during the injections. Which of the following is the most likely sequelae of this action?