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Dr. Donovan’s Articles for Week 11

Guidelines for Treating High Cholesterol

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Spironolactone Use in Breast Cancer Patients

DRUGS TO TREAT HIGH CHOLESTEROL

Acute renal failure (Acute Kidney Injury)

Chronic Kidney Disease

The Urinalysis: Inexpensive, Fast…. and Useful!

Classifying Chronic Kidney Disease: A Closer Look at GFR and Albuminuria

Primary and Secondary Prevention of Heart Disease

Health Consequences of Obesity

BMI: Not perfect but extremely helpful

What is the differential diagnosis for patchy hair loss?

Suggested Research Papers to Read for Week 11

McGowan MP et al. Diagnosis and Treatment of Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. J Am Heart Assoc . 2019 Dec 17;8(24):e013225. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013225. Epub 2019 Dec 16.

Hilton R. Defining acute renal failure. CMAJ. 2011 Jul 12; 183(10): 1167–1169. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.081170 PMCID: PMC3134724 PMID: 21624906

Vassalotti JA. Practical Approach to Detection and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease for the Primary Care Clinician. Am J Med . 2016 Feb;129(2):153-162.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.025. Epub 2015 Sep 25.

Simerville JA et al. Urinalysis: a comprehensive review. Am Fam Physician. 2005 Mar 15;71(6):1153-62.

Edgar V Lerma, MD, FACP, FASN, FAHA, FASH, FNLA, FNKF; Chief Editor: Sridevi Devaraj, PhD, DABCC, FAACC, FRSC in Urinalysis (Medscape)

Chen TK et al. JAMA . 2019 Oct 1;322(13):1294-1304. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.14745. Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Management: A Review

Hariri EH et al. Primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: A case-based approach. Cleve Clin J Med . 2022 Sep 1;89(9):513-522.

Ali S et al. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Curr Atheroscler Rep . 2019 Jun 22;21(9):32.

Wu AD et al. Smoking cessation for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev . 2022 Aug 8;8(8):CD014936. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014936.pub2.

Grundy SM et al. 2018 AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC/NLA/PCNA Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: A Report ofthe American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2019 Jun 18;139(25):e1082-e1143. 


Donald M Lloyd-Jones et al.  2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Role of Nonstatin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee Writing Committee; J Am Coll Cardiol . 2022 Oct 4;80(14):1366-1418. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.07.006. Epub 2022 Aug 25.

Pearson GJ et al. Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults Can J Cardiol . 2021 Aug;37(8):1129-1150. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.03.016. Epub 2021 Mar 26. 2021



Mach F et al. 2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk. Eur Heart J . 2020 Jan 1;41(1):111-188. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz455.

Whitlock G, Lewington S, Sherliker P, et al; Prospective Studies Collaboration. Body-mass index and cause-specific mortal-ity in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies. Lancet. 2009:373(9669);1083-1096. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60318-4.

Apovian CM. Obesity: definition, comorbidities, causes, and burden. Am J Manag Care. 2016 Jun;22(7 Suppl):s176-85.

Djalalinia S et al. Health impacts of Obesity. Pak J Med Sci. 2015 Jan-Feb;31(1):239-42.

Benjamin Chih Chiang Lam et al. The impact of obesity: a narrative review. Singapore Med J. 2023 Mar;64(3):163-171

Ng M, Fleming T, Robinson M, et al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2014;384(9945):766-781. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60460-8.

Bray GA. Beyond BMI. Nutrients. 2023 May 10;15(10):2254.

Caroline M Apovian. Obesity: definition, comorbidities, causes, and burden. Am J Manag Care . 2016 Jun;22(7 Suppl):s176-85.

Whitlock G, Lewington S, Sherliker P, et al; Prospective Studies Collaboration. Body-mass index and cause-specific mortal-ity in 900 000 adults: collaborative analyses of 57 prospective studies. Lancet. 2009:373(9669);1083-1096. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60318-4.

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