Cholesterol

What Works: Effective Practices for Office-based CareManagement of Cholesterol Patients
Cholesterol Screening

Recommendation: Screening for lipid disorders is performed: initial screening >20 years old and then every five years (NHLBI 2002). A fasting lipid profile or non-fasting total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol is obtained for males >age 35 and females >age 45 (American Academy of Family Physicians 2003).

Sources: American Academy of Family Physicians: Revision 5.4 August 2003;


National Institute (NHLBI) National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP): Expert Panel Third Report Sept 2002 II-34; III 6


 Effective Practice
The practice follows accepted guidelines for lipid disorder screening.
Benefits:
  • Practice adheres to standard of care
Common practice


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