Mike L., a 47-year-old man, went to his physician for an "annual" physical that had been postponed for over 3 years. He had started his own business 4 years ago and
had been extremely busy getting it established. Mike's medical history indicated he
was a nonsmoker, and his father and grandfather had histories of myocardial
infarctions before age 55. Since she had not seen this patient in a number of years,
the physician decided to order routine screening tests. See Tables 2-22 and 2-23.