30. You examine a 38-year-old woman who has presented for an…
30. You examine a 38-year-old woman who has presented for an initial examination and Pap smear. She has no complaints. Her blood pressure is 154/98 mm Hg bilaterally and her body mass index is 31 kg/m2. The rest of her physical examination is unremarkable. Your next best action is to:
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63. A 78-year-old woman has hypertension, a 100 pack-year history of cigarette smoking, peripheral vascular disease, and a reduced renal function (GFR =47 mL/min/1.73m2). Triglyceride level is 280 mg/dL. (3.164 mmol/L); high density lipoprotein (HDL) is 48 mg/dL (1mmol/L); and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level is 135 mg/dL (3.5 mmol/L). Which of the following represents the most appropriate pharmacologic intervention for this patient’s lipid disorders?
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