Hyperlipidemia Management for Primary Care An Evidence-Based Approach /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reamy, Brian V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Sports Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

Lipid disorders impact an estimated 42 to 50 million adults in the United States, yet many primary care physicians are not optimally treating this growing population. Hyperlipidemia Management for Primary Care: An Evidence-Based Approach is a comprehensive resource for primary care providers that of...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Evidence Supporting the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia
• National Cholesterol Education Program: Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines and the 2004 Update
• Dietary Interventions
• Therapeutic Foods
• Exercise Interventions to Reduce Lipids and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
• Drug Treatment
• Special Populations
• New Issues in the Screening and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Practical Approach to the Patient with Hyperlipidemia
• Cases
• Future Directions.