A 55-year-old man with hypertension presents for an annual visit. He admits to exercising less and eating fast food more often over the past year. His fasting cholesterol panel shows a total cholesterol of 266mg\dL, LDL of 178mg\dL, and \HDL of 43mg\dL. The physician would like to start him on lovastatin. What lab tests should the physician order prior to starting lovastatin?

A 55-year-old man with hypertension presents for an annual visit. He admits to exercising less and eating fast food more often over the past year. His fasting cholesterol panel shows a total cholesterol of 266mg\dL, LDL of 178mg\dL, and \HDL of 43mg\dL. The physician would like to start him on lovastatin. What lab tests should the physician order prior to starting lovastatin?

A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department complaining of a cough and runny nose of 1-week duration. While being evaluated, it is discovered that his blood pressure is 230 /120~mmHg. An antihypertensive is immediately administered. Later, he develops lactic acidosis, headache, vertigo, and confusion. Which of the following initial therapies would best treat his new symptoms?

A 57-year-old man was recently diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes mellitus and placed on a medication. He began having myalgias and feeling sick and later developed respiratory distress, so he went to the hospital. His pH was 7.2, and he had elevated blood lactate levels. Which drug is likely causing his problem?

A 52-year-old overweight woman presents to the clinic for a diabetes management. She had not been doing well controlling her blood sugars with metformin. Her last hemoglobin \A_{\lc was 13.4%, despite her taking her medication every day. The physician decides to start her on a long-acting insulin that is injected only once a day for better glucose control. Also, he wants the insulin to have a minimal risk of hypoglycemia. What is the most likely medication given to this patient?

Five patients with elevated cholesterol present to the ambulatory care clinic for treatment of abnormalities of cholesterol. Which of the following patients would best benefit from treatment with an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor?