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Dyslipidemia: pharmacology practice questions

Dyslipidemia is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 46 exam-style Dyslipidemia questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.

Try the sample questions below to see the style and difficulty, then practice the full set with instant feedback and progress tracking.

Sample questions

Sample 1

Which of the following medications can increase triglycerides?

  • 1Montelukast
  • 2Dexmedetomidine
  • 3Pravachol
  • 4Lopid
  • 5Propofol
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Sample 2

Which of the following medications should be avoided with lovastatin? (Select ALL that apply.)

  • 1Lopid
  • 2Voriconazole
  • 3Theophylline
  • 4Plavix
  • 5Biaxin
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Sample 3

Which of the following patients would benefit from high-intensity statin therapy according to the ACC/AHA Blood Cholesterol Guidelines? (Select ALL that apply.)

  • 1A 60-year-old with a history of myocardial infarction
  • 2A 35-year-old with an LDL of 140 mg/dL and no other comorbidities
  • 3A 42-year-old pregnant female with gestational diabetes
  • 4A 55-year-old with diabetes, an LDL of 140 mg/dL and no other comorbidities
  • 5A 32-year-old with an LDL of 195 mg/dL and no other comorbidities
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