When Using the 2013 ACC/AHA "Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular

question 2

Multiple Choice

When using the 2013 ACC/AHA "Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk" to treat patients with hyperlipidemia, the practitioner understands that it will provide what information?

• A) Goals for treatment for low-density lipoprotein levels
• B) How to titrate statin drugs to achieve goal levels
• C) Use of non-statin therapy for primary prevention
• D) Which patients will benefit from statin therapy

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