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Originally Posted by htismaqe
You're not wrong either.
The doctor's office, anymore, is literally 5 minutes.
"Hmmm...ok, I see...here, take this pill"
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In the age of webmd and internet medical gurus, yes, it may seem that way.
Our understanding is this:
If you have a family history of MI or stroke, that indicates to us that you have a genetic susceptibility to form plaques. In the absence of family history, we can be much more conservative because they are the lucky ones who tend to form fatty streaks instead of plaques. So we treat in the context of family history and past MI because those are two most important risk factors.
And, I would venture to say that the pills prescribed by physicians, on the whole, do much more good than harm. It's a risk:benefit thing, and we have to consider what will benefit the patient. Given that we see the same problem frequently with slight variation, it may seem that no thought goes into our practices.