Question

Ms. Karen West, age 58 years, is a retired librarian. She admits to leading a sedentary lifestyle, especially now that she has stopped 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

Answer 1

The values of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol an Triglycerides are considered high.

Step-by-step 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.