Hyperlipidemia

Which of the following are considered "risk enhancers"?

What is the recommended therapy for unstable patients needing secondary hyperlipidemia prevention?

How is cholesterol transported in the blood stream?

What is the most dense form of cholesterol?

What treatment do you recommend for your patient who has a TG of 450?

Which of the following are risk factors for hypertriglyceridemia?

Xanthomas tend to be tender

Which of the following are considered high intensity statins?

Which of the following is a risk factor specifically for patients with diabetes?

Which of the following populations is at an increased ASCVD risk?

Which of the following is considered a major ASCVD event?

Stable patients needing secondary prevention, have had multiple ASCVD events or one event with several risk factors

Triglycerides are only found in animal products

Familial hypercholestermia is more common than Familial Triglyceridemia

What level of triglycerides are concerning for pancreatitis?

How much exercise is recommended for routine physical fitness?

Your 70 yo patient with diabetes has an LDL of 80 and several risk factors for ASCVD, what do you recommend?

Low density lipoproteins are atheroprotective

At what LDL level should you consider a genetic cause to their hyperlipidemia?

Which of the following medications can cause hypertriglyceridemia?

What is the goal LDL of a nondiabetic patient with LDL of 150, and a 20% or greater risk of ASCVD in 10 years?

Your 50 yo patient with diabetes has an LDL of 150 and no risk factors for ASCVD, what do you recommend?

Red yeast rice 600mg is an analogue of which statin?

Which form of cholesterol is the most receptive to increased exercise?

Rhabdomyolysis is the most common side effect of statins

The most current guidelines encourage lifestyle changes for all patients as the first line therapy

What are the physical exam signs of hyperlipidemia?

What does circulating bile bind cholesterol to?

What form of cholesterol accumulates with macrophages and forms foam cells?

In a patient without diabetes, whose LDL is 150, and has a 25% risk of ASCVD in 10 years, what do you recommend?

What form of cholesterol is absorbed in the lymphatic system?

Garlic supplementation as a way to reduce LDL has what concerning side effect?

If your patient is stable, but needs secondary prevention, what therapy would you recommend?

Which of the following medications can put a patient at increased risk for mixed hyperlipidemia?

Patients in the Primary Prevention category have not had any cardiovascular events

What is the goal of treating mixed hyperlipidemia?

When should you check a lipid panel on a patient after starting them on statin therapy?

Cholesterol can travel within the blood stream

Both Familial Hypercholesteremia and Familial Triglyceridemia are autosomal dominant traits

Hypertriglyceridemia therapy is less likely to raise LFT's

When does ACC/AHA recommend screening patients for mixed hyperlipidemia?

What treatment do you recommend for your patient who has a TG of 650 and LDL at goal?

What baseline labs could you get in a patient who you are diagnosing with mixed hyperlipidemia?

Increased risk of CAD starts at what triglyceride level?

What is the significant organic chemistry substrate found in a molecule of cholesterol?

Eruptive xanthomas are usually due to an acute rise in LDL

Secondary hypertriglyceridemia is more common than primary

Which of the following are risk factors for primary mixed hyperlipidemia?

What is the LDL goal for primary prevention in patients with LDL between 70-189?

Your nondiabetic patient has an LDL of 150 and risk of ASCVD at 4%, what do you recommend?

Patients cannot even drink black coffee if they are fasting for a lipid panel

What is the goal LDL of an unstable patient needing secondary prevention?

What is the goal LDL when a patient is started on Exetimibe or PCSK9's?

In which ASCVD risk category would you consider getting a Coronary Artery Calcium CT?

Which patient will need a statin no matter their risk factors?

What form of cholesterol is released from the liver?

Eruptive xanthomas are most commonly seen in patients with diabetes

In what system is cholesterol absorbed in the body?

An ASCVD risk of 7.5%-20% is considered intermediate risk