| DESCRIPTION |
This reminder term represents clinician's actions to manage lipid
The OTHER DEFER ELEVATED LDL THERAPY health factor is distributed
pre-mapped to this term. This health factor may be used to represent
reasons why an intervention for elevated LDL therapy is being deferred.
The LIPID MGMT PROVIDED OUTSIDE health factor is distributed pre-mapped
to this term. This health factor may be used to indicate the patient is
receiving medications from outside the VA, or having lipid management
provided outside the VA.
Add any local health factors, such as life-expectancy < 6 months, that
lowering therapy which require follow-up in 6 months.
your site is using that should defer the lipid lowering management.
Do not add orders or pharmacy medications as findings for this term.
The NO CHANGE IN IHD LIPID TREATMENT health factor is distributed
pre-mapped to this term. This health factor may be used to represent the
clinician's decision to continue with the current IHD LIPID Treatment.
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