The nurse is preparing medications for a patient with hyperlipidemia. What information should the nurse consider when administering these medications?
1. Such medications include the statins, which act by lowering LDL levels.
2. These medications act by increasing the LDL levels and decreasing the HDL levels.
3. These medications do not include angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
4. Such medications include bile acid sequestrants as first-line drugs to lower cholesterol levels.
Correct Answer: 1
The statin drugs specifically lower LDL. Hyperlipidemia drugs are meant to lower LDL and raise HDL, not the opposite. The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors depends upon the patient's health status. Bile acid sequestrant drugs are not first-line drugs but may be added to statins when combination treatment is needed.
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