The University of British Columbia has come out with an excellent tool for physicians to help assess cardiovascular risk and manage cholesterol issues, which is a free app which can be downloaded here.
This is a fabulous program which has a number of highlights:
1. Framingham risk score can be calculated with recommendations based on the 2012...
The University of British Columbia has come out with an excellent tool for physicians to help assess cardiovascular risk and manage cholesterol issues, which is a free app which can be downloaded here.
This is a fabulous program which has a number of highlights:
1. Framingham risk score can be calculated with recommendations based on the 2012 Canadian Guidelines provided;
2. Statin doses likely to be required to achieve the target LDL are suggested;
3. There is a drug dosage chart which also shows the LDL lowering expected with all of the various cholesterol treatments at all of the available doses;
4. Statin Adverse Effect/Intolerance support - this is my favorite part of this app - you can enter characteristics of your patient that is not tolerating their statin, and the program will summarize relevant factors to consider, as well as make suggestions for a possible management approach.
Thanks to my friend Kwene for the heads' up on this app!
Dr Sue Pedersen www.drsue.ca © 2013
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