Phlebotomy Essentials
6th Edition
ISBN:9781451194524
Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 3
You are referred as 49yrs old man from the Asante Akyem South District specifically
Juaso for an-ongoing care after having suffered an Acute Myocardial Infarction. The
results from the cardiologist states the patient is apparently not hypercholesterolaemic
but is somewhat obese and his father died of a "heart attack" at 59yrs of age. On
clinical examination you confirmed the obesity (BMI- 31), the patient's Bp is
165/105mmHg, he admits to smoking 20-30 cigarette a day until his AMI, but no overt
evidence of hyperlipidaemia is detected. Other than his father, there is no clear history
of premature Coronary Arthery Disease (CAD) in his family. His Total fasting Cholesterol
is 5.2mmol/L, HDL- Cholesterol- 0.8 mmol/L, triglycerides- 2.7mmol/L
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Total Cholesterol (3.10-6.50mmol/L)
HDL- Cholesterol (1.03- 1.55mmol/L)
Triglycerides
(0.3-1.70 mmol/L)
LDL- Cholesterol (2.60- 4.90mmol/L)
Transcribed Image Text:(D) Outline the your approach to treatment
(E) List 4 physiological importance of Lipids
(F) List 4 pathophysiological importance of Lipids
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