Practical approach to diagnosis & management of lipid disorders / Stephen J. Nicholls, Pia Lundman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, Stephen J.

Contributor:

Lundman, Pia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lipids--Metabolism--Disorders.

Lipids.

Lipids--Metabolism--Disorders--Treatment.

Lipid Metabolism Disorders--diagnosis.

Lipid Metabolism Disorders--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Lipid Metabolism Disorders--diagnosis.

Lipid Metabolism Disorders--therapy.

Physical Description:

ix, 148 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Practical approach to diagnosis and management of lipid disorders

Place of Publication:

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2011]

Summary:

Considerable advances in risk prediction and lipid-based therapeutic strategies during the last three decades have had a profound impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Practical Approach to Diagnosis & Management of Lipid Disorders is a useful guide designed to assist physicians in making an accurate assessment and developing a comprehensive treatment plan for patients with lipid disorders. This concise and informative manual encompasses five key sections highlighting topics such as regulation of lipids and their role in atherosclerosis, clinical approach to evaluation, therapeutic approaches, management of specific patient populations, and the role of imaging modalities.

Contents:

Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Metabolism of lipids

Genetic lipid abnormalities

Use of lipids in risk assessment

Evaluation of secondary causes of dyslipidemia

Emerging risk markers

Approaches to lipid modification

LDL cholesterol

HDL cholesterol

Triglycerides

Diabetes mellitus

Chronic kidney disease

Lipid disorders in the setting of HIV

Obesity and metabolic syndrome

Heart failure and transplantation

Imaging.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780763755843

0763755842

OCLC:

430442930