Louis is a 68-year-old man in otherwise good health who several months ago received a recommendation for a statin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Joshua is an 80-year-old man who had been stable on coumadin for 12 months, consistently demonstrating an INR of 2.2 to 3.1. Today, Joshua presented with an INR of 21.4, which results in immediate admission...
Bill is a 63-year-old male on a statin for hyperlipidemia. When discussing his lifestyle, it is clear that he is not eating well but his response to your discussion about improving his diet is “that’s why I...
We previously met Louis, a healthy 68-year-old male who currently takes no medications but has been reluctant to start statin use due to concerns that it may cause dementia. Today, you receive a call from...
Heckel noted that when he went away for a weekend to visit his mother and forgot to take his statin, the myalgias went away. When he returned home and restarted the statin, myalgias returned.
