Only reason I can think of for doing lipids here is because various
"expert" bodies say we should be checking everyone over 40. Me, I think
that is extreme. I don't encourage it.
But if I did happen to see a chol >6.5 in this person, I would do what
you suggest as the next step.
Declan
<<> Take apparently normal person, BMI 22, swears they have one glass a
wine a day. Say 45 years old, would like lipids and BP done. On no meds.
> Should this person have LFTs done?
As a BTW Declan
Screening / case finding for hypertension is probably reasonable. Why
would you do the lipids?
We also wouldn't do LFTs for this person, but if we did their total
cholesterol and it came back at >6.5 we would do:
Renal, LFTs, TFTs, fasting glucose and repeat lipids. We would also
meet them again to discuss the results, causes and management.
Would anyone want to suggest that we should do less than this.
Julian>>
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