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What is the ideal goal for LDL? |
<100 |
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What is the Ideal HDL range? |
40-60 |
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What are the CHD risk factors besides LDL |
smoking BP: >140/90 or on antihypertensive HDL: <40 1st degree relative w CHD: Male<55, F <65 Age: Male >45, Female >55
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What is the LDL goal for patients with CHD and CHD risk equivalents? |
<100 |
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What is the LDL goal for patients with >2 risk factors (10 year risk <20%) |
<130 |
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What is the LDL goal for patients 0-1 risk factors? |
<160 |
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What are the tx levels for patients with CHD and CHD risk equivalents. |
>100 - TLC >130 drug therapy |
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What are the tx levels for patients with >2 risk factors? |
>130 - TLC and drug therapy
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What are the tx levels for patients with 0-1 risk factors? |
>160 - TLC 160-189 - drug therapy |
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What is the use of HRT in the tx of cardiovascular disease? |
no use |
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What is the triglyceride level at which you should be concerned about pancreatitis? |
>500 |
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What is the formula for total cholesterol? |
LDL + triglycerides/5 + HDL |
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When can you use triglycerides in the total cholesterol equation to calculate LDL? |
When they are lower than 400 If they are greater than that , you have to measure a direct LDL |
