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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: High Blood Cholesterol


square iconDescription

This tool provides patient information about high blood cholesterol.

This tool addresses the following topics:

  • What is cholesterol?
  • What is high blood cholesterol?
  • Other names for high blood cholesterol
  • What causes high blood cholesterol?
  • What are the signs and symptoms of high blood cholesterol?
  • How is high blood cholesterol diagnosed?
  • How is high blood cholesterol treated?
  • Key points

Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbc/HBC_WhatIs.html

Developer

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.); National Institutes of Health

Funding Sources

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.); National Institutes of Health


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness


Links to National Guideline Clearinghouse or National Quality Measures Clearinghouse:

This tool is derived from the following guideline in the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC): (1)Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). (2)Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines:
http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=5503

History

  • Release Date: 09/2004
  • Review Date: 02/2006
  • Recent Summary: 04/2006
  • Original Summary: 09/2004
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Hypercholesterolemia
Stage of Care: spacer Preventive care; Chronic care
Patient Care Process: spacer Preventive Care Processes > Screening; Primary prevention; Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Chronic-disease management; Laboratory tests; Medication: ordering, transcription, administration, dispensing; Patient-Focused Processes/Psychosocial Care > Improving patient self-management; Patient education
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness; Patient-centeredness
QualityTool Format: spacer Fact sheet
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness
Developer: spacer National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.); National Institutes of Health
Funding Sources: spacer National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.); National Institutes of Health

 

Last updated: April 11, 2008.

 

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