Ron is a 38-year-old obese man who has recently begun to show interest in following a low-carb, high-fat diet in an attempt to lose weight. He asks if you have any advice for him or would recommend any...
Thomas is a 37-year-old clinically obese man with hypertension. He has recently begun following The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet to help lower his blood pressure, but is having a hard...
James, a 62-year-old male veteran, comes in for a routine hypertension checkup, and you notice that he has substantial gingival hyperplasia. His past medical history includes hypertension, diabetes, and...
Arnold, a 48-year-old city bus driver, was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. He is obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 36, has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes daily since age 16, and has...
John, a 62-year-old man, has been treated with lisinopril and amlodipine to control blood pressure (BP), but has only been able to get his BP down to 160/100 with the combination of the 2 agents.
Certain antiretroviral therapies can induce weight gain and other metabolic affects. But which type of ART is associated with weight gain but not cholesterol changes?
John is a 32-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He regularly eats salty, crunchy snacks and worries about the difficulty in giving them up. At his most recent check-up, he asks if...
Joseph is a 34-year-old overweight man with elevated cholesterol levels. He has not yet started taking a statin, and tells you that he would prefer any lifestyle modifications you could suggest to help...
Robert is a 62-year-old man with a 10-year history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Despite his coronary risk factors, Robert is reluctant to begin exercising.
