Case Study #4 A 35-year-old man presents with a blood pressure of 150/95 mm Hg. He has been generally healthy, is sedentary, drinks several cocktails per day, and does not smoke cigarettes. He has a family history of hypertension, and his father died of MI at age 55. Physical examination is remarkable only for moderate obesity. Total cholesterol is 220 and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is 40 mg/dL. Fasting glucose is 105 mg/dL. Chest x-ray is normal. Electrocardiogram shows left ventricular enlargement. Questions: 1. What disease condition of the heart does the case presented? 2. Are the laboratory values normal? 3. How would you treat this patient?
Case Study #4 A 35-year-old man presents with a blood pressure of 150/95 mm Hg. He has been generally healthy, is sedentary, drinks several cocktails per day, and does not smoke cigarettes. He has a family history of hypertension, and his father died of MI at age 55. Physical examination is remarkable only for moderate obesity. Total cholesterol is 220 and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is 40 mg/dL. Fasting glucose is 105 mg/dL. Chest x-ray is normal. Electrocardiogram shows left ventricular enlargement. Questions: 1. What disease condition of the heart does the case presented? 2. Are the laboratory values normal? 3. How would you treat this patient?
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A 35-year-old man presents with a blood pressure of 150/95 mm Hg. He has been generally
healthy, is sedentary, drinks several cocktails per day, and does not smoke cigarettes. He has a family
history of hypertension, and his father died of MI at age 55. Physical examination is remarkable only for
moderate obesity. Total cholesterol is 220 and high-density-lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level is 40
mg/dL. Fasting glucose is 105 mg/dL. Chest x-ray is normal. Electrocardiogram shows left ventricular
enlargement.
Questions:
1. What disease condition of the heart does the case presented?
2. Are the laboratory values normal?
3. How would you treat this patient?
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