Drug Therapy Should Be Considered for Patients with Hypercholesterolemia When

question 48

Multiple Choice

Drug therapy should be considered for patients with hypercholesterolemia when:

• A) blood cholesterol levels are greater than 250 mg/dL.
• B) they have multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease.
• C) therapeutic lifestyle modifications have been unsuccessful after 3 months.
• D) they experience symptoms of heart disease.

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Definitions:

Lethal Drugs

Substances that are capable of causing death, either by overdose or as a component of capital punishment.

DNR Order

A "Do Not Resuscitate" order is a medical directive that instructs healthcare providers not to perform CPR or other life-saving measures in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Natural Death

A death that occurs from the aging process or from a disease for which treatment is either not desired or not effective, in the absence of any external and preventable contributing factors.

Euthanasia

The practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain or suffering, often associated with terminal illnesses.