Lipid Management Case Study: Lab Interpretation for Nurse Practitioners

Lipid panels can be deceptively confusing!

Which guidelines to use? What numbers to treat? There are so many medication options!

In this video, using a case study, you'll learn:

- Who to test
- How to decide who gets treatment (and what kind)
- When to follow up

IMPORTANT NOTE: this applies for non-pregnant adults only, and statins are contraindicated in pregnancy, so be mindful when managing patients of childbearing age/potential (see comments).

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Resources I mentioned:
Algorithm flowchart for who to test/treat: http://tools.acc.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estim...

Intensities of statin therapy: http://tools.acc.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estim...

Risk enhancing factors to help you decide if someone is "intermediate risk": http://tools.acc.org/ASCVD-Risk-Estim...
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