For Which of the Following Patients Would You Not Recommend

question 10

Multiple Choice

For which of the following patients would you not recommend starting statin therapy?

• A) 55-year-old male with diabetes and LFTs twice the normal limits
• B) 65-year-old female with diabetes and end-stage renal disease on dialysis three times per week
• C) 55-year-old female with diabetes, history of myocardial infarction (MI), and an LDL of 50
• D) 70-year-old male with a history of statin myopathy on simvastatin and on fish oil

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