Clinical case study
Statins: optimising therapy
How do we optimise a patient’s statin therapy for the management of dyslipidaemia with minimal side effects?
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Cost: free
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About
Liam is a 62-year-old human resources manager with established hypertension. Recent blood test results show that Liam appears to have abnormal lipid levels. How will you interpret these findings? Does he need a statin? If so, how should statin therapy be optimised? And what would you do if Liam experienced muscle symptoms while on statin therapy?
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