Mr. Resch was diagnosed with hyperlipidemia six months ago. …
Mr. Resch was diagnosed with hyperlipidemia six months ago. He declined medications & has been exercising regularly and has changed to a low fat diet. Results of his fasting lipid panel last week are: Total cholesterol – 202, LDL – 176, HDL 33, and VLDL 22. His 10 year risk of major CV event is 12.1%. Which of the following would be the most appropriate class of medication to prescribe for Mr. Resch’s hyperlipidemia?
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A 19 year old young man comes walks into your clinic at 8:30am with complaint of painful and swollen testicles. On physical exam, you find an absent cremasteric reflex on the right side, bell-clapper deformity of the right testicle, and a small palpable lump on the superior pole of the right testicle. Your initial plan includes:
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Mr. Stevens, a white 82 year old, comes in complaining of an irregular pulse and feeling a little short of air. You notice that his pulse is “irregularly irregular” and that his EKG shows no definitive P waves and the rate ranges from 97 to 120 when you measure beat to beat variability with calipers over a 6 second strip. What is your diagnosis of this arrhythmia?
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