Last time I had my cholesterol done it was 225. Dr. Hibberd's answer: Yes, high cholesterol is a familial disorder and does have a genetic component. Your height and weight do not factor into your cholesterol levels, but they do factor into your cardiac, stroke, and vascular risks.
Medical Side of the War: Challenges and Triumphs. Amputations. Amputations were the most common surgical procedure of the war. Many lives were saved by these operations even though there was public criticism for performing too many amputations.
Various surgical procedures intended for the treatment of morbid. obesity have been developed, including combined restrictive and malabsorptive bariatric surgery (gastric bypass), gastric. restrictive surgery and gastric malabsorption (biliopancreatic diversion) surgery.