A 65-year-old man who has already suffered one myocardial infarction because of extensive atherosclerosis is interested in modifying his risk for a second cardiac event. In terms of lipoproteins, which of the following should be modified to reduce the atherogenicity potential?

A 65-year-old man who has already suffered one myocardial infarction because of extensive atherosclerosis is interested in modifying his risk for a second cardiac event. In terms of lipoproteins, which of the following should be modified to reduce the atherogenicity potential?

A 23-year-old woman who underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy is later found to have a wound infection. A culture grows methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). What is the principle mechanism this strain uses to avoid the bactericidal properties of methicillin and methicillin-related drugs?

A 43-year-old woman who is obese undergoes laparoscopic cholecystectomy following repeated episodes of right upper quadrant pain caused by cholelithiasis. Over the next 48 h, she is found to have an MRSA wound infection. Her physician administers daptomycin. Which of the following laboratory values should she follow most closely as a result of daptomycin administration?

A 34-year-old immigrant with HIV disease complains of a productive cough with hemoptysis and night sweats. A sputum smear is positive for acid-fast bacilli. He is placed in isolation and started on isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. A few months later, he complains of a loss of his ability to discriminate certain colors. What is causing his vision impairment?

A 48-year-old man who is obese and a chronic alcoholic is hospitalized for spontaneous peritonitis. He begins a course of gentamicin as part of an empiric antibiotic regimen. Which of the following medications should the physician avoid prescribing while this patient is taking gentamicin?