Dyslipidemia

Question 1

elevated total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or triglycerides; low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol

Answer 1

Dyslipidemia

Question 2

Good cholesterol

Answer 2

HDL

Question 3

Bad cholesterol

Answer 3

LDL

Question 4

loss of oxygenation

Answer 4

Ischemia

Question 5

High cholesterol level because of the genes in the body.

Answer 5

familial hypercholesterolemia

Question 6

Chylomicron size

Answer 6

1000 nm

Question 7

VLDL size

Answer 7

70 nm

Question 8

IDL size

Answer 8

40 nm

Question 9

LDL size

Answer 9

20 nm

Question 10

HDL size

Answer 10

10 nm

Question 11

inability to bind LDL to the LDL receptor (LDL-R)

Answer 11

familial hypercholesterolemia

Question 12

may have better palatability than cholestyramine because it is odorless and tasteless

Answer 12

Colestipol

Question 13

second-line agent in combination therapy for hypercholesterolemia

Answer 13

Niacin

Question 14

a first-line agent or alternative for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia and diabetic dyslipidemia

Answer 14

Niacin

Question 15

may aggravate hypertriglyceridemia in patients with combined dyslipidemia

Answer 15

Bile Acid Resins

Question 16

useful in treating primary hypercholesterolemia (familial hypercholesterolemia, familial combined dyslipidemia, and type IIa hyperlipoproteinemia)

Answer 16

Bile Acid Resins