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?

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Question 1 of 5

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?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A 43-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic for follow-up. During her last visit, her fasting lipid panel showed a triglyceride level of 315mg\dL. She tried to eat healthier and increase her exercise regimen. Her lipid panel was rechecked and showed a total cholesterol of 189mg\dL, LDL of 88mg\dL, HDL of 52mg\dL, and triglycerides of 286mg\dL. What medication will lower the triglyceride level the most?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A 72-year-old man with Type-2 diabetes and hypertension presents to the emergency department after feeling dizzy and falling. In the emergency department, he becomes confused and does not know where he is. His blood pressure is 134 /76~mmHg. His blood sugar is 34mg\dL. He is given dextrose, and as his blood sugar improves, so does his mental status. What medication most likely caused this patient's hypoglycemia?

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4 of 5

In the following figure, five patients (A through E) have various stages of diabetes mellitus. Which of the following patients would best benefit from therapy with diet and exercise alone?

Correct Answer: D

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Question 5 of 5

A patient presents with weight loss, polyphagia, polydypsia, increased tiredness, vomiting, and hyperventilation. He is young and his parents are also diagnosed with the same disease. Which of the following is the most common etiological factor associated with this disease seen in older populations?

Correct Answer: B

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