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- Statins are initial lipid management therapy in younger patients under 16 years of age
- Acute focal neurologic deficit less than 3hr - first step noncontrast head CT
- Hemochromatosis at early-stage disease is reversible with chelating agents
- Spontaneous closure of coronary AV fistula rarely occurs
- Chest pain <12h, STEMI, PCI capable facility >120 minutes - alteplase 15 mg IV bolus
- Cardiac myxoma shows familial predilection
- TR shows prominent v wave with sharp y descent
- Increase in left ventricular volume during stress testing is high-risk feature
- MI+stent+high LDL, muscle aching with atorvastatin, simvastatin, and lovastatin, gastrointestinal complaints with resins - solution trial of rosuvastatin beginning at 5 mg two to three times a week followed by slow titration, pretreatment with coenzyme Q10 followed by rechallenge with different statin or lower dose of previously used statin, niacin titrated to highest tolerated dose in combination with ezetimibe, mipomersen
- Captopril can cause leukopenia