Patient 3 is a 49-year-old man with no personal or family history of CHD and who is not Hypertensive and does not smoke. His fasting total cholesterol level is 260 mg/dL, his triglycerides are 505 mg/dL, his HDL-C is 25 mg/dL, and his glucose level is 134 mg/dL 1. What are the reference ranges for each analyte? 2. How many known CHD risk factors does the patient have? 3. Based on what is known, is this patient recommended for lipid therapy (diet or drug) and if so, on what basis?
[Solved]: Patient 3 is a 49-year-old man with no personal or…
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