A 63-year-old male comes to you for a new-patient visit. He has a past medical history of a myocardial infarction (MI) and hyper

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A 63-year-old male comes to you for a new-patient visit. He has a past medical history of a myocardial infarction (MI) and hyper

lipidemia one year ago. He ran out of his previous medications several weeks ago and cannot remember what they were. He is asymptomatic and has a normal physical exam except for a blood pressure of 165/92 mmHg. His labs come back with a hemoglobin A1c of 5.4%, an elevated LDL, and normal electrolytes and renal function. In addition to a statin and daily aspirin, what other medication would be the best to start him on

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docker41 [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-16T12:57:42+03:00

docker41 [41]2 years ago

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The other medication would be metoprolol

tester [92] · Answer 2 · 2022-12-16T11:28:41+03:00

tester [92]2 years ago

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Answer:

His master degree as a medical doctor at least.