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humpf!!
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05/14/06 - 10:24 AM

A 68 yo man with familial hypercholesteremia - which of the following agents will decrease the VLDL and LDL conc. but will cause cutaneous vasodilation that subsides with repeated doses?

a) niacin
b) NO
c) PGI2
d) PGE2
e) substance P
f) T4
g) VIP
h) vit B6

drpkaur
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05/14/06 - 10:30 AM

niacin

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05/14/06 - 10:59 AM

niacin

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05/14/06 - 11:52 AM

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05/15/06 - 04:54 PM

also used as NAD & NADP (def-pellagra)

B6- used in transamination and decarboxylation [used with INH] {def cheilosis and sideroblastic}

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07/31/06 - 02:07 PM

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