Description:
This quick and easy guide to screening for, interpreting, and managing high cholesterol is based on the just-released (May 2001) recommendations of the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on the Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).
Lipids by FPPalm.com was written for use with the iSilo document reader and includes extensively woven hyperlinks allowing you to find the information you need quickly and easily.
The NCEP ATP III recommendations have been supplemented with evidence based recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force 2001 Update on Lipid Disorders in Adults.
This program also includes an algorithm for determining a patient’s 10 year risk of coronary heart disease based on the Framingham data. An indispensable reference for medical students, interns/residents, and practicing physicians who diagnose and manage hyperlipidemia.
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