Routine cholesterol result in a worried well patient — CCE clinical encounter

Objectives

1. Calculate and communicate absolute five-year CVD risk rather than reacting to the LDL number alone. ^[8]
2. Quantify statin benefit with CTT arithmetic — RR 0.78 per mmol/L — so the decision is shared and informed. ^[1]
3. Recognise the premature-brother-stent history as an FH red flag warranting formal assessment. ^[9]
4. Support diet-and-exercise trial honestly while setting review criteria that do not delay indicated therapy. ^[11]
5. Address what "fortnightly injections" likely are — PCSK9 inhibitors — and why his own pathway may differ. ^[3]