Problem: After counseling for lifestyle and dietary modifications, a patient with hyperlipidemia is to be started on atorvastatin. At baseline it is important to measure the following: After counseling for lifestyle and dietary modifications, a patient with hyperlipidemia is to be started on atorvastatin. At baseline it is important to measure the following: uric acid serum creatinine blood urea nitrogen alanine and aspartate aminotransferase absolute neutrophil count