Which deficiency may develop in patients taking cholestyramine?
a. Potassium deficiency
b. Sodium deficiency
c. Vitamin K deficiency
d. Hydrochloric acid deficiency
ANS: C
Patients on long-term bile acid-sequestering resin therapy may become deficient in fat soluble vitamins (i.e., D, E, A, K). Cholestyramine does not affect electrolyte levels or hydrochloric acid.
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