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CARDIOVASCULAR
Initial treatment is lifestyle
modifications. (low chol/DASH diet
and exercise)
Total cholesterol: less than 200
LDL: less than 120, less than 100 if 1
comorbidity, and less than 70 if 2
or more comorbidities.
HDL: greater than 40.
Triglycerides: Less than 150 (if
greater than 500, consider
pancreatitis and initiate Niacin,
Fibrates)
Brittany’s Brilliance: SNF (Start
with a Statin, next is Niacin, Finish
with Fenofibrates.)
Statin Intensity: You should look at
the LDL. Statins intensity in
percentage that it should
decrease the LDL. (low 30%, med
30-50%, high 50% and greater.)