part 2

Question 1

What are the normal serum lipid values for

• chol
• Tri
• HDL
• LDL
• VLDL

Answer 1

• Chol: <200
• Tri: <150 (fasting)
• HDL: >50
• LDL: <160

Question 2

What are some important modifiable risk factors for CAD?

Answer 2

• tobacco use
• physical inactivity
• obesity—>DM—-> metabolic syndrome
• HTN
• methamphetamine or cocaine use

Question 3

How can we identify individuals at high-risk of CAD?

Answer 3

• health history (family and personal)
• cardiovascular symptoms
• environmental factors (diet, exercise, psychosocial, stress, tobacco, alcohol)
• employment history (activity, stress)
• medications

Question 4

What are some important topics for teaching a pt about the nutrition therapy for CAD?

Answer 4

• fruits and veggies
• reduce saturated fat and cholesterol (reduce red meat, increase fish and veggie oil)
• increase complex carbs and fiber

Question 5

Cholesterol lowering drug therapy:

This drug restricts lipoprotein production.

Answer 5

Niacin

Question 6

Cholesterol lowering drug therapy:

Increase lipoprotein removal.

Answer 6

• fibric acid derivatives: Fenofibrate (TriCor), Gemfibrozil (Lopid)
• bile-acid sequestrants: Cholestyramine (Question), Colestipol (Colestid), Colesevelam (Welchol)

Question 7

Cholesterol lowering drug therapy:

-Cholesterol absorption inhibitor.

Answer 7

• Zetia

- Vytorin