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4th April 2024
An obese 74-year-old male visits this GP for a routine appointment.
An obese 74-year-old male visits this GP for a routine appointment. He appears well and is normotensive. A recent blood test revealed the following:
| Fasting glucose | 10 mmol/L |
| Total cholesterol (< 5 mmol/L) | 6 mmol/L |
| Triglycerides (< 2 mmol/L) | 2.12 mmol/L |
| HDL Cholesterol (> 1 mmol/L) | 0.96 mmol/L |
| LDL Cholesterol (<3 mmol/L) | 3.2 mmol/L |
He has been provided with lifestyle modification advice. What drug treatment would you commence?
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