Mrs. Moore's physician has decided to prescribe an ACE inhibitor and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (Zocor). What changes to Mrs. Moore's labs between 6/25 and 3/15, if any, would you attribute to Zocor use?
What will be an ideal response?
• ↓ cholesterol, ↓ triglycerides, ↓ LDL-cholesterol, ↓ apoB, ↑ HDL-cholesterol from Zocor
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