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Comprehensive Nursing Exam

A 72-year-old female client is brought to a clinic by her daughter because she has been experiencing fatigue, ataxia, and confusion. The laboratory report indicates that the client has a hemoglobin level of 7.0 g/dL. It is most important for the nurse to collect additional information about the client’s:

ExplanationThe teaching measures and the medication are effective. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) reduce LDL cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol levels. The normal value of LDL cholesterol is less than 130 mg/dL. The goal is to raise HDL cholesterol to 50 mg/dL or higher with the statin antilipidemics. The LDL cholesterol of 100 mg/dL is normal. The total serum cholesterol of 170 mg/dL is normal (normal is less than 200 mg/dL). The HDL is increased above normal, and the statins do not have an effect on triglycerides.