PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 26

A 32-year-old male presents for a routine physical. He takes no medications, exercises one to two times a week, and eats a fairly healthy diet. He does not smoke and has three to four alcohol drinks on the weekends. His family history is significant for a parent with myocardial infarction at the age of 72 years. His review of systems is essentially negative and physical exam is unremarkable. Fasting lipid panel: total cholesterol 154 mg/dL; triglycerides 78 mg/dL; HDL 24 mg/dL; LDL 109 mg/dL. When should the next fasting lipid profile be obtained on this patient?
- A. 1 year
- B. 3 years
- C. 5 years
- D. 7 years

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