09-13-2006, 02:32 PM
A 39-year-old man with a history of hypertension presents with muscle weakness and fatigue. Laboratory tests reveal a fasting serum glucose of 200 mg/dL, total serum cholesterol of 240 mg/dL, and triglycerides of 220 mg/dL. Serum uric acid is also found to be elevated (10 mg/dL). Serum creatinine kinase (CK) is 45 U/L. Which of the following drugs could have caused these laboratory results?
A. Allopurinol
B. Hydrochlorothiazide
C. Metformin
D. Niacin
E. Pravastatin
A. Allopurinol
B. Hydrochlorothiazide
C. Metformin
D. Niacin
E. Pravastatin