Clinic with complaints of muscle pain and weakness

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A patient arrives at your clinic with complaints of muscle pain and weakness that came on suddenly and have been increasing over the last 2 weeks. During your initial exam, the patient reports taking a statin drug for the past 3 years. You should Group of answer choices tell him to continue taking the statin because these muscle symptoms usually resolve spontaneously tell him to continue taking the statin, but start him on a strenuous resistance exercise program to help resolve his muscle weakness tell him to continue taking the statin, but take an analgesic such as aspirin to control the pain refer him back to his physician immediately for a blood test that will look for excessive muscle proteins in his blood.

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