04-10-2007, 08:33 PM
A 47-year-old woman is hospitalized for profound muscle weakness. Respiratory status is stable. Past medical history is significant for well-controlled hyperlipidemia and diabetes. She is generally healthy and has no symptoms consistent with a connective tissue disease. The patient™s initial CK level exceeds 55,000 U/L, and all other laboratory tests are normal. What medication is the most likely cause of this patient™s myopathy?
a.Cholestyramine
b. Gemfibrozil
c. Lovastatin
d. Lovastatin and cholestyramine
e. Lovastatin and gemfibrozil
a.Cholestyramine
b. Gemfibrozil
c. Lovastatin
d. Lovastatin and cholestyramine
e. Lovastatin and gemfibrozil