lipid control - psych80

[ArchivalUser]

a 38 years old man presents to you for well being analysis. he has 20 pack years smoking history, no family history of CAD, h/o grade 1 hypertension controlled with thiazide diuretic. present BP is 150/90. fasting lipid profile shows following:

HDL 45 mg/dl
LDL 150 mg/dl
triglyceride 150

what should be the next intervention for hyperlipidemia in this patient:

a. life style modification
b. drug therapy with statin
c. no intervention at this stage
d. drug therapy with niacin

[ArchivalUser]

pt has 2 risk factor smoking,HT

so LDL shud be

[ArchivalUser]

ohh what happend .....its not allowing me to type..



ans BB

[ArchivalUser]

sorry i meant life style modification AA

[ArchivalUser]

correct me if i'm wrong but life style mod. is not enough for that guy. he already has 2 riisk factors and i think deserves statin. if there is an option like life style mod. and statin, i would coose it, but now intervention with statin is necessary.

B

[ArchivalUser]

correct answer is A.

[ArchivalUser]

ok, i was wrong about answer. statin tx starts at level of >160