SC 121 Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation with Mr. Brown regarding his test results. Here are the test results where I will explain everything to you after I read the results and answer any of your questions. Test Results Triglycerides 145 mg/dL Desirable Cholesterol 210 mg/dL Borderline High HDL 33 mg/dL Low Level LDL 160 mg/dL High Triglycerides are fats from the food that we eat that are carried in the blood
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or bacon grease. Knowing this dietary preference‚ you anticipate his total cholesterol level to be Your answer : b. abnormally high. Stop & Think Questions: What health problems might be in store for patient 2 (based on the results)? You correctly answered: e. All of these health problems might be in store for patient 2. Experiment Data: Blood sample Approximate Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) Cholesterol Level 1 150 desirable 2 300 elevated 3 150 desirable 4 225 borderline
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structure of the plasma membrane and explain the process of active and passive transport through the membrane. The plasma membrane is made up of proteins that form pores and channels‚ carbohydrate molecules that are used for cell recognition and cholesterol to provide membrane stability. Phospholipid molecules are the most abundant component found in the plasma membrane. Phospholipids molecules are composed of a phosphate head and a lipid tail; the structure of a cell membrane is a double layer
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CHOLESTROL IN PLANTS That right there is some cholesterol in plants but at a much lower level than those found in meat. In fact the levels are so low that the labels on canned vegetables and frozen vegetable packages always list the amount of cholesterol as zero. There are currently several articles on other websites that clearly states that plants do not contain cholesterol. These articles are wrong. It seems odd that the words “plants and cholesterol” can be found together in the same sentence.
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Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke
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Cholesterol Myths that May Surprise You By Lisa Collier Cool Nov 26‚ 2012 Health Experts Main Life insurance companies know a surprising secret about cholesterol that most doctors never tell patients: When it comes to rating your risk for a fatal heart attack‚ the least important cholesterol number is your level of LDL (bad) cholesterol. In fact‚ life insurance actuaries don’t even look at LDL levels‚ because large studies show it’s the worst predictor of heart attack risk. Instead‚ life insurance
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lipoproteins move very easily throughout the blood‚ they do not get stuck in it. HDLs are produced by the combination of unsaturated fats‚ cholesterol and protein. These tend to carry cholesterol from the tissues to the liver to be broken down. LDL or low density lipoprotein is the major cholesterol carrier in the blood. When a person has too much LDL cholesterol circulating in the blood‚ it can slowly build up within the walls of the arteries feeding the heart and brain. Together with other substances
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Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation Name SC121 October 27‚ 2014 Hello Mr. Brown‚ My name is Jane and I am your PA today otherwise known as a Physician’s Assistant. The doctor had ordered some test for you and I am going to go over your results and explain to you what each of them mean. If you have any questions please feel free to stop me at any time. First we will start off with your Triglyceride level and it was 145 mg/dl. Your Triglycerides is fat in the blood and they are used to provide
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Journal of New Sciences Volume 3(1). Published March‚ 01‚ 2014 http://www.jnsciences.org Research open acess Effect of feeding hens with fenugreek seeds on Laying performance‚ egg quality characteristics‚ serum and egg yolk cholesterol H. ABDOULI 1* M. HAJ-AYED 2 S. BELHOUANE 1 E. HCINI EMNA 1 1 Department of Animal production‚ ESA Mateur‚ Carthage University ‚ Tunisia 2 Department of Animal production‚ ISA Chott Mariem‚ Sousse University ‚ Tunisia * Corresponding author: abdoulihedi@gmail
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Lea Giannini- Dr. Termos Cholesterol‚ the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly! SC121 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1-Unit 2 Assignment In this unit we are talking about Cholesterol and how a group of organic compounds make up 18-25% of one’s body mass called lipids. So why are lipids important? Lipids are important because they are used in the body to transport vitamins‚ they are essential in breaking down Cholesterol and they are used for body insulation. Lipids are best obtained from vegetable
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