CASE #1
•Understand the need to consider prevention efforts for family members, whether positive family history is based on lifestyle or genetics.
A PA student preceding in a clinic wants to know if she should check a cholesterol level on a 25-year-old man who is establishing care. The patient is a vegan who exercises regularly. He has no history of smoking, hypertension or diabetes. However, he has a family history of heart disease; his father had a heart attack at age 50. He notes that his father was overweight, ate a high fat diet and never exercised.
1.What is the relevance of the family history of heart disease for this patient?
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