Chapter 27: Drugs for Lipid Disorders Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.
Figure 27.1 Chemical structure of lipids Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.
Figure 27.2 Composition of lipoproteins: (a) HDL; (b) LDL; (c) VLDL Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.
Figure 27.3 Cholesterol biosynthesis and excretion Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.
Figure 27.4 Mechanisms of action of lipid-lowering drugs Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.
Table 27.1 Standard Laboratory Lipid Profiles Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 1/e Michael Patrick Adams Dianne L. Josephson Leland Norman Holland, Jr. Copyright ©2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458 All rights reserved.