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Exercise 11: Blood Analysis: Activity 5: Blood Cholesterol Lab Report
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
- Cholesterol is a lipid substance that
You correctly answered: e. is all of the above.
- LDLs have been identified as
You correctly answered: c. a potential source of damage to the interior of arteries.
- A desirable level of total cholesterol per deciliter of blood is
You correctly answered: d. between 100 and 200 milligrams.
- Abnormal levels of total cholesterol per deciliter of blood could be caused by
You correctly answered: b. liver disease.
Experiment Results
Predict Question:
Predict Question: Patient 4 prefers to cook all his meat in lard or bacon grease. Knowing this dietary preference, you
anticipate his total cholesterol level to be
Your answer : b. abnormally high.
Stop & Think Questions:
What health problems might be in store for patient 2 (based on the results)?
You correctly answered: e. All of these health problems might be in store for patient 2.
Experiment Data:
Blood sample Approximate Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) Cholesterol Level
1 150 desirable
2 300 elevated
3 150 desirable
4 225 borderline elevated
Post-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly.
- In this test for total blood cholesterol, elevated levels of total cholesterol
You correctly answered: a. result in a darker-green color.
- Why must any piece of equipment that comes in contact with human blood be disposed of properly?
You correctly answered: d. All of these answer are correct.
- Abnormally low levels of total cholesterol (hypocholesterolemia) can suggest
You correctly answered: e. All of these answers are correct.
- Abnormally high levels of total cholesterol can be indicative of
You correctly answered: c. poor diet and eating habits.
Review Sheet Results
- Which patient(s) had desirable cholesterol level(s)?
Your answer:
Sample 1 with 150 mg/dl.
- Which patient(s) had elevated cholesterol level(s)?
Your answer:
Sample 2 with 300 elevated.
Sample 4 with 225 borderline elevared.
- Describe the risks for the patient(s) you identified in question 2.
Your answer:
Because of high cholesterol level, cardiovascular disease is the risk.
- Was the cholesterol level for patient 4 low, desirable, or high? How well did the results compare with your prediction?
What advice about diet and exercise would you give to this patient? Why?
Your answer:
The cholesterol level for patient 4 was high as predicted. Advice would be doing exercise more and eating more vegitables
less meat products. Because that is the way to low cholesterol level.
- Describe some reasons why a patient might have abnormally low blood cholesterol.
Your answer:
Abnormally low blood cholesterol can caused by malnutrition, poor absorption from instestine or diseases that include liver
disease.
