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Creative Tripwire - Familial Hypercholesterolemia (pt. 2)
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- Slide: 1
- Does this mean I am sick? Can we fix this? I'm scared!
- No, don't worry! This seems to be a case of Familial Hypercholesterolemia where a genetic mutation is passed from parent to child. Bella was born with high cholesterol levels, but we can manage this.
- I see. What do we do now, doctor?
- Slide: 2
- I understand that this is a difficult time and that you would have many questions. I want to help you fully understand FH before starting treatment.As a next step, we can do genetic screening to identify what mutations Bella has. We can then analyze the results with the Dutch Lipid Network Criteria to understand the disease severity.
- Slide: 3
- Ok, that is good to hear. What about treatment options if FH is confirmed?
- Can I still go to school? What about swimming practice?
- Yes, you can still go to school and swimming practice! This will not affect your routine at all.As for treatment options, we usually prescribe statins, which is a cholesterol-lowering medication. We can also make some slight changes to your diet to reduce bad cholesterol.
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