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Title: Which deficiency may develop in patients taking cholestyramine?
Post by: apskljfasd on Jan 25, 2018
Which deficiency may develop in patients taking cholestyramine?
 
  a. Potassium deficiency
  b. Sodium deficiency
  c. Vitamin K deficiency
  d. Hydrochloric acid deficiency


Title: Which deficiency may develop in patients taking cholestyramine?
Post by: Annie81 on Jan 25, 2018
ANS: C
Patients on long-term bile acid-sequestering resin therapy may become deficient in fat soluble vitamins (i.e., D, E, A, K). Cholestyramine does not affect electrolyte levels or hydrochloric acid.