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ae ‘The "Adult Treatment Pane! "report of the National Cholesterol Education Program set new goals or limits for optimal ar high values for lipids. Among some of the new recommendetions are: @ A) desirable total cholesteral <160 mafel. © B) low HDL-cholesterol <5 molaL. © C) nomaltrigycendes ©7150 mafdL © D) high LDL cholesterel 120169 mgfal. © E) very high tighcerides > 1000 mgiaL. StL ‘Which ofthe following items is a corract criteria for the metabolic syndrome defined in the "dul Treatment Panel Ii" ofthe National Cholesterol Education Progremn? © A) tiglycerides <100 mafaL © B) HDL cholesterol <50 moiaL in women © C) fasona alucose » or = 140 mas. © D) abdominal obesity weist circumference 36 inches in men © E) systolic blood pressure > or= 120 mmbg ae Which statement assessing coroneny heart disease risk is correct? © A) Control of life shyla risk factors does not diminish the diagnostic value of high-sensitivity CRP (sCRP) © B) ThahsCRP should replace inglicoides © C) Tha hsCRP and toal cholesterol are the same © D) Tha hsCRP is amore affective marker than total cholestero) © E) Total cholesterol is a more effective marker than hsCRP.

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