A patient with high blood lipids asks the nurse why the lipid profile did not improve after 3 months following a low-fat diet. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "You may need to follow a no-fat diet to improve your lipid profile."
b. "You must follow a low-fat diet for at least 6 months to see improvement."
c. "You will definitely need to be prescribed a drug to see improvement."
d. "You may have a genetic factor that is causing your high blood lipid levels."
D
People who do not show lipid profile improvement after following a low-fat diet for 3 months often have a genetic factor that leads to familial hyperlipidemia. This tends to run in families and requires antilipidemic drugs to lower blood lipid levels. Telling the patient that a drug is defi-nitely required may be correct in this case, but it does not address the patient's question.
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