A patient with hyperlipidemia has been told by the provider to take extra niacin. The nurse will tell the patient to:
a. increase servings of poultry, fish, and ce-reals.
b. take nicotinamide supplements.
c. take nicotinic acid supplements.
d. take tryptophan supplements.
C
Nicotinic acid is given in high doses to treat hyperlipidemia. Increasing dietary niacin is not suf-ficient to treat hyperlipidemia. Nicotinamide does not affect plasma lipoproteins. Dietary trypto-phan is converted by the body into nicotinic acid, but not in sufficient amounts to treat hyperli-pidemia.
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