Treatment Plan For High Cholesterol Patient.

[Soniakhan]

A 56 year old patient with Total cholesterol 7.2mmol/l needs the treatment plan for this high cholesterol. What are the management and treatment options???
Can you please give some treatment plan??? with monitoring and monitoring???

Thank you

[ChillDoubt]

You need to speak to your GP about that one, they will help you in regards to regime, diet etc.

[boxtops]

This sounds very much like homework on a clinical course.....

Depends on the patient - could be diet, could be introduction of statins - the GP gave me both. Blood tests every 2-3 months. Weight loss recommended.

[boxtops]

PS this would have been better posted under the Health section, where all our replies have a caveat - but it being in Education makes me more believing that this is a basic assignment question.

[Sqad]

2 questions need answering.
1) What is the breakdown of HDL/LDL?
2)Does the patient need a "treatment plan" at all?

I agree with Chilli.