A 54-year-old patient has a cholesterol level of 240 mg/dL. How would the nurse categorize this serum concentration of cholesterol?
A) Optimal
B) Desirable
C) High
D) Very high
C
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High is rated at or exceeding 240 mg/dL. Levels below 200 mg/dL are considered desirable, although lower levels may be preferred if the patient has a history of coronary artery disease. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol below 100 mg/dL is considered optimal, whereas LDL levels above 190 or triglycerides above 500 mg/dL is considered very high.
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