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Thesis
Screening and Treating Children With Risk Factors That Promote Coronary Heart Disease
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/1998
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3996
Abstract
The process of atherosclerosis can begin in children and therefore childhood should be the time to start primary prevention. Selectively screening children for hypercholesterolemia, based on family history and other risk factors, is currently recommended. Studies were analyzed to investigate the current screening recommendations and treatment options for children at risk. A brief review of coronary heart disease (CHD) and risk factors is presented. Family history is not always a reliable tool for screening children for CHD. Diet restrictions are the first line of treatment for high cholesterol. Physical activity and lifestyle change are helpful in reducing blood cholesterol. Medication should be used in high risk children when other interventions fail.
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- Title
- Screening and Treating Children With Risk Factors That Promote Coronary Heart Disease
- Creators
- Jolie E. Ewart
- Contributors
- Jacquelyn Banasik (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590727901842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis