Ms. Karen West, age 58 years, is a retired librarian. She admits to leading a sedentary lifestyle, especially now that she has s
topped working. Her only self-reported activity is working in her garden. She reports she has gained "about 15 pounds" in the last several years. At 5 feet, 4 inches, Ms. West weighs 192 pounds. Ms. West has not been see a physician in the past 4 years and her last blood laboratory tests were done 8 years ago.
Among other tests, the primary care provider orders a lipid profile be completed for Ms. West.
A) The results return with the following values:
B) Total cholesterol: 238 mg/dL
C) LDL cholesterol: 160 mg/dL
D) HDL cholesterol: 35 mg/dL
Triglycerides: 210 mg/dL
Which of these values are considered high? Select all that apply.
A) Total cholesterol
B) LDL
C) HDL
D) Triglycerides
The values of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol an Triglycerides are considered high.
Explanation:
Total cholesteral should not exceed values between 190 - 200 mg/dL, for LDL cholesterol the value should be lower than 100 - 115 mg/dL especially for medium to high risk patients (for heart attacks). The recommended value für triglycerides is lower than 150 mg/dL.
