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Hyperlipidaemia

03 June 1998

Nursing Standard

RCN continuing education

Aim and intended learning outcomes This article aims to develop nurses’ understanding of hyperlipidaemia, its causes, diagnosis, treatment and relevance to the...

Bright spark

05 June 2002

Nursing Standard

Perspectives

Kathy Berra dragged me out to a lipid nurse task-force meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota about four years ago. She was then president of the lipid nurse task force...

Statin safety

19 September 2001

Nursing Standard

Feature

The recent withdrawal of the statin drug cerivastatin over concerns about its safety means many patients with high cholesterol levels will need to have their therapy...

The right measure

10 January 2006

Nursing Standard

Feature

obesity has been calculated traditionally by body mass index, but measuring waist circumference might be a more accurate way of identifying people at risk of...

Lipid profiling in assessment of cardiovascular risk

01 June 2002

Primary Health Care

General

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more illness in the UK then any other disease. Globally, coronary heart disease (CHD) results in 14.8 million deaths...

Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

08 December 2004

Nursing Standard

CPD

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses have a pivotal role in the management of high-risk patients and the...

Coronary heart disease: risk factor management

01 July 2005

Primary Health Care

CPD

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the UK. Nurses have a pivotal role in the management of high-risk patients and the...