Blood Lipid Profile

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There exists many forms of heart disease; the most common is caused by the blockage of coronary arteries, which allow blood to flow to the heart, and increased blood pressure called coronary artery disease (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2015). Performing a blood lipid profile will determine one’s risks level for developing heart disease. The lipid blood profile collects the overall results of lipids in the blood, such as total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides (Whitney & Rofles, 2011). Cholesterol is a type of lipid found in blood and body tissue that produces hormones, vitamin D, and substances that breakdown food. The lipoproteins LDL and HDL help to distribute cholesterol

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