This chart shows the most popular skills for this job and what effect each skill has on pay. This chart shows the most popular skills for this job and what effect each skill has on pay. Survey takers working as Nurse Practitioners report using a large range of professional skills.
With HDL cholesterol, higher levels are better. Low HDL cholesterol puts you at higher risk for heart disease. People with high blood triglycerides usually also have lower HDL cholesterol. Genetic factors, type 2 diabetes, smoking, being overweight and being sedentary can all result in lower HDL cholesterol.
A viewer has normal total cholesterol level of 200, but the HDL is low at 30. Does anything need to be done in this situation? Dr. Gregory Thomas: It depends on the other risk factors that this patient has.