Understanding Your Cholesterol Level (cont.)
Medical Author:
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEMDr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Medical Editor:
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACRDr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. IN THIS ARTICLESynonyms and Keywordsunderstanding your cholesterol level, understanding cholesterol-lowering medications, atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, cholesterol test results, total cholesterol, statins, high cholesterol, blood cholesterol, serum cholesterol, lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, LDL, low-density lipoproteins, high-density lipoprotein, HDL, high-density lipoproteins, good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, triglycerides, lipid profile, lipid test, lipoprotein test, coronary heart disease, CHD, atherosclerosis, heart attack, cholesterol management, lifestyle cholesterol management, cholesterol medications, cholesterol charts, cholesterol chart, cholesterol numbers |
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