EXSS3024 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Low-Density Lipoprotein, Colestyramine, Statin
22 Aug 2018
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What is it + diagnostic criteria: clustering of risk factors, also known as. Obesity causes uncontrol of blood glucose levels: diseases most prevalent for metabolic syndrome. = diabetes & cvd (cid:498))nsulin resistance(cid:499) = (cid:498)pre-diabetes(cid:499) Fat & cho causing development of other conditions & symptoms. Atp iii 3 of more of wc, tg, cholesterol, bp, glucose. Who diabetes, ifgt, insulin resistance + 2 or more of the others. Increased risk for those w/ cluster of rf. Foundation wc + 2 of others (if high wc then more likely to develop. If a patient is on bp medication they automatically qualify as hypertensive; likewise for dyslipidemia & igt. If a person is on bp medication they automatically qualify as hypertensive so rf still exists (likewise for dyslipidaemia & igt) All factors increase with multitude of rf presents. Management: htn = endothelium dysfunction, cannot dilate or constrict bv with ease, 1.
