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Endocrinology • Lipid Disorders
Would you treat an isolated elevated total cholesterol in a post-menopausal patient who is otherwise healthy and has no significant CV risk factors?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
This is not a simple yes or no question as asked, particularly with the limited information provided. Whether I would pharmacologically treat such a patient would depend on her actual lipid values. What are her LDL, HDL and triglyceride values? On the one hand, a total cholesterol could be elevated ...
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Answer from: at Academic Institution
I agree fully with Dr. @Kraemer's answer. The information provided is not sufficient to provide an answer on what kind of treatment is needed at this time.
To add to the answer already provided by Dr. @Kraemer, additional information on "What is the woman's age?", another important ques...