Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus` clinical case challenge. In today's ‘Endocrinology Case Challenge’ , join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer an interesting quiz. Patient History: A 59-year-old man with an 18-year history of diabetes mellitus is being treated with insulin glargine and metformin. He has had longstanding hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and renal insufficiency, but no previous heart attack or stroke. His review of systems is negative. He stopped smoking cigarettes 2 years ago.
He asks for recommendations to help him reduce his risk of a cardiovascular event. Both his father and paternal uncle have diabetes and developed coronary artery disease requiring stenting. Physical Examination: Blood pressure = 138/82 mm Hg Pulse rate = 88 beats/min. BMI = 32.1 kg/m 2 Eye examination- Bilateral retinal microaneurysms. Cardiac…
