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1) Anemia 

A women in her reproductive age is a risk factor for anemia. Even though she mentioned
that she had completed her family, she also need to know the complication of anemia
which can lead to multiorgan failure, increased risk of infections, heart conditions such
as myocardial infarction, high output failure, arrhythmia, cardiac hypertrophy, and
pregnancy complications. The cause of anemia should be determine as soon as
possible treat accordingly

 2) Diet 
Patients have the symptoms of anemia mainly due to iron deficiency. The reason is
because nutritional deficiency as she is practicing vegetarian diet. She should be
educated on food that is rich in iron such as red meats, raisins, dates and green leafy
vegetables. She should be referred to dietitian so she can modify her diet according to
her lifestyle and belief. Furthermore, patient is overweight, she also should be consult on
weight management as that will be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and her
mother is a diabetic and have heart disease which also a risk factor. Vitamin C helps to
increase dietary iron absorption. Patients must be advised to avoid excess tea or coffee,
as these can decrease iron absorption. Patients on oral iron supplementation must be
educated that there is an increased risk of constipation and of the risk of passing black
tarry stools. Patients must be advised to contact their doctor if there is severe
intolerance to oral iron, as they may be candidates for IV iron supplementation. Vegan
and vegetarian patients, who may be deficient in B12 must be advised to consume food
fortified with vitamin B12, such as certain plant and soy products. Patients who had
gastric sleeve operations and sleeve gastrectomies are at an increased risk of vitamin
B12 and folate deficiency, due to the loss of absorptive surface at the terminal ileum
An Approach to iron deficiency anemia
All causes of anemia have the same presentation such as undue fatigue, lethargy,
pallor, tachycardia and dyspnoea on exertion. Clinically, they may have spoon-like
nail deformity for iron deficiency anemia, brittle skin and occult blood in stool.
It is reasonable to evaluate the Full blood count (FBC) and red blood cell (RBC)
indices, particularly mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and to take a history for
possible causes of blood loss in these patients. A reticulocyte count should be
performed on those with microcytic or normocytic anaemia to determine whether there
is decreased RBC production, which is consistent with iron deficiency; increased RBC
destruction (hemolysis); or blood loss. A review of the peripheral blood smear is likely
to provide useful information about the morphologies seen in iron deficiency anaemia
versus other causes of anaemia. The clinician can usually make a presumptive
diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia based on the history, FBC, RBC indices, and
findings on the peripheral blood smear.
Iron studies (ferritin, iron and total iron binding capacity ) and assessment of response
to an iron therapy trial are two complementary ways to confirm (or exclude) the
diagnosis of iron deficiency. Iron studies should be obtained in the many of cases. The
results aid in differentiating iron deficiency from other conditions, documenting the
severity of the deficiency (if present), and providing a baseline before starting iron
administration. A trial of iron may be a reasonable first step in otherwise healthy
anaemic pregnant women. This method can also be used in resource-constrained
situations.
An iron stain (Prussian blue stain) of a bone marrow aspirate smear to assess iron
stores in bone marrow macrophages and erythroid precursors (sideroblasts) on marrow
spicules is the gold standard for demonstrating iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is
consistent with the absence of stainable iron in erythroid precursors and bone marrow
macrophages, whereas in anaemia caused by chronic disease, stainable iron is
increased in marrow macrophages but absent or reduced in erythroid precursors.

criticalthinking

What is the role of lipid lowering agent and its effectiveness in preventing recurrence of future
episodes of acute coronary syndrome?

There is a significant chance of developing myocardial infarction in patients with a prior


history of acute coronary syndrome, which is estimated to be 20%. This data shows that it is
important to take into account the complications and apply important preventive measures for
patients who experience this illness.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(99)90235-0/fulltext.
Moreover, the risk of stroke is the highest during the first five days following myocardial
infarction. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.STR.28.4.762 

As a result, long-term care for ACS includes providing smoking cessation therapy as well as
daily exercise. Beyond lifestyle factors, the majority of patients with Acute coronary
Syndrome are discharged with pharmacological therapy, which typically consists of ADP
Receptor antagonist Clopidogrel and antiplatelet low dosage 75–100 mg Aspirin OD. In
addition to antiplatelet medication, the patient is also receiving effective ldl-lowering therapy,
therefore a high-dose statin is required.

The “bad cholesterol” or LDL-C is known to be an established risk factor for the
development of cardiovascular disease with increasing levels associated with increased the
risks. 

nternational guidelines prioritize lowering LDL-C through therapies like statins, which
have been shown to reduce coronary death and improve outcomes in patients with
CHD. Recent studies indicate that more intensive LDL-C lowering leads to better
clinical outcomes, supporting the idea of "the lower, the better" approach.
Combination treatments with ezetimibe and PCSK-9 inhibitors have also shown
promise in further reducing LDL-C levels and influencing guideline
recommendations.

state how does it benefits? secondary prevention acs? where else fx? stroke ok. which study
associates its efficacy,( time of administration here and dosage here).

how it was taken and at what time?


rebuttal https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30375494/ 

in what dosage it is beneficial? and at which time it should be started?


any precaution of side effects?

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