A 28-year-old man presents to establish care at your primary care clinic. He works as an electrical engineer and reports he has a fairly sedentary lifestyle. He states he smokes half a pack of cigarettes a day, and is not interested in quitting. He denies any past medical history and states he does not take any medications. He does mention that his father had a heart attack when he was 43 years old. What is the most appropriate next step for this patient?
a) Fasting lipid panel
b) Health maintenance counseling only
c) Point of care glucose test
d) Start statin therapy

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