Question # 1 (Multiple Answer) Severe lipemia (e.g.2000 mg/dL) most likely associated with:

A) acute pancreatitis
B) lipoprotein lipase deficiency
C) poor diet

Question # 2 (Multiple Choice) Structural analog of HMG-CoA intermediate:

A) niacin (vitamin B3)
B) gemfibrozil (Lopid)
C) atorvastatin (Lipitor)
D) colestipol (Colestid)

Question # 3 (True/False) Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin

A) true
B) false

Question # 4 (Multiple Answer) Reduces vasodilation following initial niacin (vitamin B3) dose:

A) naloxone (Narcan)
B) misoprostol (Cytotec)
C) aspirin
D) ibuprofen
E) cimetidine (Tagamet)

Question # 5 (Multiple Choice) Most likely to cause drug-drug interactions:

A) lovastatin (Mevacor)
B) gemfibrozil (Lopid)
C) cholestyramine (Questran, Questran Light)
D) clofibrate (Abitrate, Atromid-S)
E) niacin (vitamin B3)

Question # 6 (Multiple Answer) High first pass effect:

A) niacin (vitamin B3)
B) fluvastatin (Lescol)
C) atorvastatin (Lipitor)
D) pravastatin (Pravachol)
E) gemfibrozil (Lopid)il

Question # 7 (Multiple Choice) May be helpful in patients with pruritus associated with cholestasis:

A) gemfibrozil (Lopid)
B) niacin (vitamin B3)
C) fluvastatin (Lescol)
D) atorvastatin (Lipitor)
E) colestipol (Colestid)