PDF-High Cholesterol Dyslipidemia

This is a thick hard deposit that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible This condition is known as atherosclerosis As the artery narrows and hardens less blood can get through causin. But when you have too much in your blood it can build up on the walls of your arteries This can lead to heart disease and strokeleading causes of death in the United States Are you at risk About one in every six adult Americans has high cholesterol Hypertension. CMT Training. The Center for Life Enrichment. Section 1. High Cholesterol. What is it?. Cholesterol is necessary for proper digestion, hormone balance, and healthy cell membranes. When the blood cholesterol is too high, it forms deposits or plaque inside the walls of arteries. A Review of the 2013 ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines. Timothy Gladwell, . Pharm.D. ., BCPS, BCACP. Associate Professor and Vice Chair. Department of Pharmacy Practice. Husson. University School of Pharmacy. . John Baer. What is it?. Hyperlipidemia. - any condition that elevates fasting blood triglyceride and cholesterol concentrations. Dyslipidemia. - altered blood lipid and lipoprotein concentrations. FromEgg. Yolk. Cholesterol. Is the most abundant . steroid. in the body.. Is a . waxy. substance found in all of the body cells. . Has . methyl. CH. 3. - groups, alkyl chain, and -OH attached to the steroid nucleus.. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What is Cholesterol?. Cholesterol is a waxy fat steroid. It is manufactured in the :. Liver. Intestines. Adrenal glands. Sex organs. Cholesterol is only synthesized in animals. Cholesterol. Is the most abundant . steroid. in the body.. Is a . waxy. substance found in all of the body cells. . Has . methyl. CH. 3. - groups, alkyl chain, and -OH attached to the steroid nucleus.. 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the. Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults. IMPROVE-IT. 2012 Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dyslipidemia. What is cholesterol? . 3-4. What is the difference between LDL and HDL?. What . are triglycerides?. What . do your cholesterol screening numbers mean?. What . causes high . cholesterol? . How can you manage your cholesterol? . /Lipid management in . Diabetes. Dr.Zahra. . davoudi. Endocrinology department of . Loghman. Hakim Hospital, . Shahid. . Beheshti. University of Medical Sciences. A . 65 year-old woman . with medical history of . ????????????????? ? Cholesterol is a fatty substance, vital for good health. It helps form cell membranes, various hormones, bile and vitamin D. We get some cholesterol from our diet but most is made holesterol. When you have your blood it can build up the inner walls of your heart arteries. Over time this forms plaque. Plaque narrows your arteries and puts you at an increased risk for having a Clinics (www.dhs.state.mn.us) ProcedureRisk AssessmentThe following are examples of recommended risk factors that can be identified through the personal and family health history and physical measurem Lipidology. and Atherosclerosis (KSLA). . Hyper-LDL-. cholesterolemia. . LDL-cholesterol (LDL-. C. ) . ≥160 mg/. dL. . . or . use of lipid-lowering medication .