cholesterol hyperlipidemia clinical practice guideline assignment helen gamada nr511 differential diagnosis dr margaret smith august 2019 incidence and prevalence in us in 2015 2016 gt 12 o
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CHOLESTEROL
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE
ASSIGNMENT HELEN GAMADA
NR511: DIFFERENTIAL
DIAGNOSIS DR. MARGARET
SMITH
AUGUST 2019
,INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE IN U.S.
➢In 2015-2016- > 12% of adults had total cholesterol >240 mg/d
➢18% had HDL level < 40 mg/dL
➢95 million U.S. adults age > 20 had total cholesterol level > 200
mg/dL
➢Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have high cholesterol
➢29 million total cholesterol levels > 240 mg/dL
➢7% adolescents age 6-19 had high total cholesterol
("High Cholesterol Facts, " 2019)
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
➢Cholesterol types
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL)
Very Low-Density Lipoprotein
High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
➢Is an essential lipophilic molecule for human life
➢has many roles for the normal function of cells
➢Is an essential component of the cell membrane
➢Is a precursor molecule in vitamin D synthesis, steroid hormone
sex hormones
➢Is a constituent of bile salt-used in the digestion of fat-soluble
vitamins A,D, E, and K
("Hypercholesterolemia (high blood cholesterol) information | myVMC," n.d.).
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