Ms. karen west, age 58 years, is a retired librarian. she admits to leading a sedentary lifestyle, especially now that she has stopped working. her only self-reported activity is working in her garden. she reports she has gained "about 15 pounds" in the last several years. at 5 feet, 4 inches, ms. west weighs 192 pounds.
ms. west has not been see a physician in the past 4 years and her last blood laboratory tests were done 8 years ago.
among other tests, the primary care provider orders a lipid profile be completed for ms. west.
a) the results return with the following values:
b) total cholesterol: 238 mg/dl
c) ldl cholesterol: 160 mg/dl
d) hdl cholesterol: 35 mg/dl
triglycerides: 210 mg/dl
which of these values are considered high? select all that apply.
a) total cholesterol
b) ldl
c) hdl
d) triglycerides

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