📋 Your High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia) Health Passport
Notes, questions, trackers, and your care team — saved in your browser.
What happened at your last visit?
Questions to bring to your next visit
What you’re tracking
Record what matters week to week — symptoms, meds, sleep, mood, vital signs.
My Care Team
Pulls from your kindness log — open the Encounter Card to add or rate.
🌐 FFH Network Trackers
Placeholder — Lucy’s integration. Tracker URLs wire in here.
Your modifiable risk factors, turned into a plan
Dr. Rob is prototyping a Modifiable Risk Factor Motivator widget on Stroke first. When it ships it embeds right here — turning each High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia)-relevant risk factor into a tracked, evidence-backed action.
If you ever need to explain your High Cholesterol (Hyperlipidemia) in 30 seconds, start here.
“I have high cholesterol. It’s silent — no symptoms — but high LDL over time builds plaque in my arteries that leads to heart attacks and strokes. I take a daily medication and watch what I eat. I wanted you to know because most of what I do for this is invisible. If I ever have chest pain, jaw or arm pain, sudden weakness, or trouble speaking — those are downstream emergencies. Call 911.”
📚Your 16 Course Modules
Click any module to open it. Each opens on the Knowledge Check — that’s your pretest. Taking it unlocks Learn It; reading each tab unlocks the next; finish by retaking the same check to measure your growth.
What High Cholesterol Means
LDL particles build plaque over years. Silent, but the foundation of CAD/stroke.
How Statins Work
Block liver cholesterol production. Lower LDL. Stabilize plaque. Prevent events.
When to Worry
Severe muscle pain + dark urine (rhabdo). Chest pain (downstream MI). Stroke signs.
Triggers for Lipid Spikes
Big weight gain, untreated diabetes, alcohol (triglycerides), hypothyroidism.
Numbers That Matter
LDL, non-HDL, ApoB, Lp(a). Each tells a different story.
Statin Daily
Most evenings, with or without food. Don't skip. Mild aches usually aren't from the statin.
Lipid Recheck
After dose change, after 6-8 weeks. Then yearly if stable.
Lifestyle Lever
Diet, exercise, weight. Lifestyle changes can drop LDL meaningfully.
Make Every Visit Count
Bring your most recent lipids and any muscle-side-effect notes.
Your Care Team
PCP usually leads. Cardiologist or lipidologist for difficult cases.
Telehealth
Telehealth visits for medication adjustment work well.
Insurance & Cost
Generic statins are pennies. PCSK9 inhibitors are pricey — assistance programs exist.
Treating ASCVD Risk
Risk-based, not number-based. Calcium score helps personalize.
Teach & Mentor
Most patients fear statins more than they should. You can change that.
Advocate
Cholesterol is the most-misunderstood common condition. Spread accurate info.
Research & Trials
Bempedoic acid, PCSK9 si-RNA agents (inclisiran), plaque-stabilizing drugs.