Keywords

billing, cholesterol, HDL, hyperlipidemia, LDL, lipids, primary care, statins, triglycerides

Authors

1. Rogers, Julia DNP, RN, CNS, FNP-BC
2. Baker, Manisa DNP, RN, CNS, CCRN

Abstract

Abstract: This installment in the series on the most commonly billed diagnoses in primary care focuses on hyperlipidemia. This article discusses the pathophysiologic processes of hyperlipidemia as well as how the clinical manifestations and treatments are linked to the pathogenesis of disease.