Case 1. Diabetes mellitus.
A sedentary 60-year-old man newly diagnosed with diabetes insists on seeing a cardiologist because he has read that diabetes damages blood vessels. Several questions submitted by participants and the corresponding answers (based on group discussion and on the actions taken for the real patient) are presented.
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University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada. huckell@istar.ca
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment
D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents