Isabel: The normal range for triglycerides is anything less than 150 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic Staff). Your levels are within the normal range.
Mr. Brown: Well that’s good to hear. How about my cholesterol?
Isabel: Let’s see. Your cholesterol is at 210 mg/dL. The desirable amount would be anything below 200 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). You are what we call borderline high (The May Clinic Staff, 2016).
Mr. Brown: What is cholesterol and what would make my cholesterol high?
Isabel: Think of your blood as water and cholesterol as cooking oil. When you mix water and cooking oil together, the results are that water and cooking oil do not mix. This is the same scenario that happens in the blood. Cholesterol is an oil-base and our blood is …show more content…
Brown. Okay, so we have cholesterol flowing through our blood because it cannot be broken down. So where does it go? This is where LDL’s and HDL’s take place. They are what we call lipoproteins and they are carried all throughout the body (MacGill, 2017). LDL’s are called low-density lipoproteins and is known for being the bad cholesterol and HDL’s are high-density lipoproteins know for being the good cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). The normal range for LDL’s is anything below 70 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). And the normal range for HDL’s is anything above 60 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic, 2016). Mr. Brown, your result for LDL is 160 mg/dL and HDL is 33 mg/dL. To better help you understand, your bad cholesterol is relatively high and your good cholesterol is very …show more content…
I have a list of all the snacks that can be incorporated into your diet. If you don’t like to exercise, try doing work around the house. Try to put more actives into your daily routine.
Mr. Brown: Well this is a lot to take in. I mean I feel fine. I don’t feel sick or anything.
Isabel: That’s just the thing, there are no symptoms with high cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). Unless you are ordered to get lab, that’s when we find high cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). High cholesterol is very serious because without it being checked it can lead to a heart attack or stroke (MacGill, 2017).
Mr. Brown: I’m going to have to start slow. Like I told you doc, I don’t like change. But if it’s to help me live longer I’ll try my best to manage my cholesterol. Thank you so much doctor for helping me understand. So, am I being prescribed medication?
Isabel: I’m going to write you a prescription for atorvastatin. And I’m going to recommend you change your exercise habits. I’m also going to send you home with a list of food items that will help lower your cholesterol and some exercise regiments. Please be sure to take it easy and try not to ever do it. And I would like to see you back in three months to see what changes you have
Mr. Brown: Well that’s good to hear. How about my cholesterol?
Isabel: Let’s see. Your cholesterol is at 210 mg/dL. The desirable amount would be anything below 200 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). You are what we call borderline high (The May Clinic Staff, 2016).
Mr. Brown: What is cholesterol and what would make my cholesterol high?
Isabel: Think of your blood as water and cholesterol as cooking oil. When you mix water and cooking oil together, the results are that water and cooking oil do not mix. This is the same scenario that happens in the blood. Cholesterol is an oil-base and our blood is …show more content…
Brown. Okay, so we have cholesterol flowing through our blood because it cannot be broken down. So where does it go? This is where LDL’s and HDL’s take place. They are what we call lipoproteins and they are carried all throughout the body (MacGill, 2017). LDL’s are called low-density lipoproteins and is known for being the bad cholesterol and HDL’s are high-density lipoproteins know for being the good cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). The normal range for LDL’s is anything below 70 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic Staff, 2016). And the normal range for HDL’s is anything above 60 mg/dL (The Mayo Clinic, 2016). Mr. Brown, your result for LDL is 160 mg/dL and HDL is 33 mg/dL. To better help you understand, your bad cholesterol is relatively high and your good cholesterol is very …show more content…
I have a list of all the snacks that can be incorporated into your diet. If you don’t like to exercise, try doing work around the house. Try to put more actives into your daily routine.
Mr. Brown: Well this is a lot to take in. I mean I feel fine. I don’t feel sick or anything.
Isabel: That’s just the thing, there are no symptoms with high cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). Unless you are ordered to get lab, that’s when we find high cholesterol (MacGill, 2017). High cholesterol is very serious because without it being checked it can lead to a heart attack or stroke (MacGill, 2017).
Mr. Brown: I’m going to have to start slow. Like I told you doc, I don’t like change. But if it’s to help me live longer I’ll try my best to manage my cholesterol. Thank you so much doctor for helping me understand. So, am I being prescribed medication?
Isabel: I’m going to write you a prescription for atorvastatin. And I’m going to recommend you change your exercise habits. I’m also going to send you home with a list of food items that will help lower your cholesterol and some exercise regiments. Please be sure to take it easy and try not to ever do it. And I would like to see you back in three months to see what changes you have