A 55-year-old with LDL-C 120 mg/dL, hypertension, and smoking has a pooled 10-year ASCVD risk of 12% and no ASCVD. What is the best next step?...

Question

A 55-year-old with LDL-C 120 mg/dL, hypertension, and smoking has a pooled 10-year ASCVD risk of 12% and no ASCVD. What is the best next step?

Accepted Answer

Initiate atorvastatin 20 mg nightly

Answer

Start ezetimibe 10 mg daily

Answer

Begin high-intensity rosuvastatin 40 mg

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Lifestyle only; no lipid therapy

Answer

Start aspirin 81 mg daily for primary prevention

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Primary Prevention-Statins