2024-2025 Lipid Disorders (PEARLS) (Smarty PANCE): Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia with Answers (29 Solved Questions)
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Lipid disorders (PEARLS)
(Smarty PANCE):
Hypercholesterolemia and
Hypertriglyceridemia 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024/2025
When should patients be screened for lipid disorders?
The USPSTF recommends screening for patients with no evidence of CVD and no other
risk factors should begin at 35 years of age.
- The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommends screening all
adults at age 20, regardless of risk factors.
Accumulation of lipid-laden histiocytes in the skin?
Xanthomas (Xanthelasma - eyelids) (Tendinous xanthoma on Achilles)
lipid deposit in cornea?
Corneal arcus
When should you begin statin therapy in an adult without atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)
Persons 21 years or older who have LDL-C levels of 190 mg per dL or greater should
be treated with statin therapy. High-intensity statins should be used unless
(Smarty PANCE):
Hypercholesterolemia and
Hypertriglyceridemia 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024/2025
When should patients be screened for lipid disorders?
The USPSTF recommends screening for patients with no evidence of CVD and no other
risk factors should begin at 35 years of age.
- The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommends screening all
adults at age 20, regardless of risk factors.
Accumulation of lipid-laden histiocytes in the skin?
Xanthomas (Xanthelasma - eyelids) (Tendinous xanthoma on Achilles)
lipid deposit in cornea?
Corneal arcus
When should you begin statin therapy in an adult without atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)
Persons 21 years or older who have LDL-C levels of 190 mg per dL or greater should
be treated with statin therapy. High-intensity statins should be used unless
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