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Answer: A."Statin drugs have a serious side effect of causing muscle damage. The patient might report muscle pain, and liver enzymes would be elevated. Normal ALT is 4-36, so a level of 45 would indicate a problem. The other lab results are all normal. Review action of drug and nursing interventions related to drug, such as monitoring liver function. Also recall normal lab values, so as to recognize and abnormal result."

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