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10-12-2015
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Nbme 15 needs answers
Hello
any one can answer and explain this A 55-year-old woman comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. Her last menstrual period was 8 years ago. She takes no medications. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. The physician orders fasting serum lipid studies to screen for factors likely to predispose her to cardiovascular disease. Compared with a healthy 25-year-old woman, which of the following is most likely to be decreased in this patient? A) Free fatty acids B) Serum HDL-cholesterol concentration C) Serum IDL-cholesterol concentration D) Serum LDL-cholesterol concentration 
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10-12-2015
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Menopause means decreased estrogen. Estrogen increases HDL. Ergo, decreased estrogen means decreased HDL.
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