Clin Lipidology. 2014;9(6):695-707. Table 1. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 2012 Guidelines: lipid-related risks categorized by optimal/near optimal, borderline and high-risk ...
Causes of high cholesterol include diet, smoking, and genetics. High cholesterol rarely causes symptoms, so it’s important to get routine cholesterol screenings if you’re at risk. According to ...
Digoxin is used to treat heart failure, usually along with other medications. It is also used to treat certain types of irregular heartbeat (such as chronic atrial ...
If you have a kidney condition, supplements may be recommended depending on your overall health, the foods in your daily diet, and the stage of your disease. Kidney disease changes your nutritional ...
Despite high doses of methimazole and prednisone, the patient remained clinically and biochemically thyrotoxic. Cholestyramine, a bile salt sequestrant, was used as an off-label adjunctive treatment ...
The corn-oil formula was given to a second patient for a period of four weeks, who, on another occasion, was also treated with the bile acid sequestrant, cholestyramine (MK-135),† 15 gm.
Vitamin K is fat-soluble vitamin that plays a role in blood clotting in the body. It comes in two forms: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinones). Vitamin K1 is naturally found in some ...
Oral metronidazole and vancomycin have been compared to determine if one agent is more efficacious than the other. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial compared metronidazole 250 ...