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Okay, this question says jill is a 35 year old teacher who is interested in finding out what her lipid profile looks like.
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Her father and mother have heart disease and she wants to get a better idea of her risk.
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She does not smoke a pack of cigarettes a day, well she does smoke a pack of cigarettes a day.
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She also leads a sedentary life.
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She contracted her physician and had a blood test on wednesday.
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By friday she received a letter in the mail with with her lipid profile.
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Jill wants to understand what the numbers mean and whether they are in the in the normal range.
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She also wants to know if she's at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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So jill's lipid profile is as follows.
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Total cholesterol is, and let me show you here, total cholesterol is 260 milligrams per deciliter.
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The ldl cholesterol is equal to 167.
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The hdl cholesterol is equal to 35 milligrams per deciliter.
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And it says based on these values alone is jill at risk for cardiovascular disease? well in this case her total cholesterol is high, also her ldl cholesterol is also high, and well her ldl, her hdl cholesterol is low.
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Okay, remember that high levels of ldl and low levels of hdl cholesterol are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
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So just with these values alone, jill is at increased risk for suffering cardiovascular disease.
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The next question says what other factors about jill's life put her at risk of cardiovascular disease? so in this case some of these factors that jill has are going to be well smoking, also having a sedentary life, sedentary lifestyle, both of them increase her risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Smoking is a significant risk factor for heart disease and it can damage the lining of the arteries leading to the buildup of plaque and the numbering of blood vessels...