NBME 20 Answers : Block 3 : #27 = A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, ...

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Statins can have a side effect of rhabdomyolysis.

lilyo Statins have an increased risk of myopathy, specially when combined with other medications like Fibrates. This patient presents with muscle pain along with an elevated CK and + myoglobin test in urine. Consistent with myopathy. +