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Jul 17, 2023 12 min

Dyslipidemia Therapy

from NP Certification Q&A Hosted by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates

A 65-year-old woman has hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, a 50 pack-year history of cigarette smoking, currently smoking ½ PPD, and stage 3B chronic kidney disease (CKD) (GFR = 37 mL/min/1.73 m2). She is not currently taking any dyslipidemia therapy and her LDL= 140 mg/dL. Which of the following represents the most appropriate pharmacologic intervention for treatment of dyslipidemia? A. Owing to her age and comorbidity, no further intervention is required. B. Moderate-intensity statin therapy is the preferred treatment option. C. Niacin should be prescribed. D. The use of ezetimibe (Zetia®) will likely be sufficient to achieve dyslipidemia control. --- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up_iIweB9Ic&list=PLf0PFEPBXfq592b5zCthlxSNIEM-H-EtD&index=27 Visit fhea.com to learn more!

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A 65-year-old woman has hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, a 50 pack-year history of cigarette smoking, currently smoking ½ PPD, and stage 3B chronic kidney disease (CKD) (GFR = 37 mL/min/1.73 m2). She is not currently taking any dyslipidemia therapy and her LDL= 140 mg/dL. Which of the following represents the most appropriate pharmacologic intervention for treatment of dyslipidemia? A. Owing to her age and comorbidity, no further intervention is required. B. Moderate...

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