Does Jeremy fall into any of the statin risk categories? If so, which one? What drug therapy and dose would you prescribe, and why? What are the parameters for monitoring the success of the therapy?
‘Overview of Patient Jeremy, age 55 white male, has come in for his annual physical. He has hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. His blood pressure is controlled with lisinopril 20 mg daily and amlodipine 5 mg daily. He has no known allegies and denied any hx of smoking. His most recent HbA1c was 7.2% […]