Is the standard lipid panel considered a direct or calculated measurement?
Calculated
100
What is considered "bad cholesterol"?
LDL- Low Density Lipoprotein
100
_?_ American dies of a coronary event approximately every minute?
One
100
What is the most common drug used currently by physicians to lower LDL?
Statins
100
Is the BHL test a screening test or diagnostic test?
Diagnostics Test
200
What is the name of our new methodology for performing expanded lipid panel testing?
Ion Mobility
200
What lipoprotein is responsible for reverse cholesterol transport?
HDL- High Density Lipoprotein
200
On average, what percentage of the popultation who had their first heart attack had a NORMAL lipid panel?
50%
200
What is one of the most underutilized ways in today's society of lowering LDL and raising HDL?
Exercise
200
What is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women?
Heart Disease
300
Name at least one test from the BHL menu that test for inflammation?
CRP or Lp-PLA2
300
When small dense LDL cholesterol continues to infiltrate the walls of the vessels, what condition can develop over time?
Atherosclerosis
300
The current National Guidelines that most physicians use to assess risk are called?
ATP III- Adult Treatment Panel Guidelines
300
Name at least one drug class that will help lower elevated small LDL particles?
Fibrates and Niacin
300
Medicare patients can have this test peformed up to how many times a year?
4
400
The BHL test offers _#_ subclasses of LDL and _#_ subclasses of HDL?
7 and 5
400
What is an inherited abnormal protein that is attached to LDL and causes an increased risk of CVD and stroke?
Lp(a)
400
Do more Caucasians or African Americans die annually of CVD?
Neither, according to the CDC, both are around 25% of the population
400
Folic acid and B12 supplements have been shown to reduce __?__ levels?
Homocysteine levels
400
A patient that has central obesity, elevated trigs, low HDL and small dense LDL particles could be classified as having what condition?
Metabolic Syndrome
500
Name the genetic test that helps predict risk of heart disease and responsiveness to different diets?
APO E Genotype
500
What is found in chylomicrons, VLDL, IDL, LDL and LP(a) particles and helps to determine the total number of atherogenic particles in the blood stream?
Apo B
500
Patient's with 2 or more risk factors and an LDL cholesterol in the range of 100-129 md/dl are at ___?___ risk?
Intermediate
500
True or False: Statins reduce the size of LDL particles as well as change the size of the particle?
False
500
What disease is considered an equivalent to CAD and places a patient in a HIGH Risk category?