A Middle-Aged Patient with a Positive Family History of Heart

Multiple Choice

A middle-aged patient with a positive family history of heart disease has a total cholesterol level of 203 mg/dL with an HDL of 45 mg/dL and identified as having a Framingham 10-Year Risk of 5%.Which additional laboratory test results should a nurse identify as a marker of increased risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) ?

A) Apolipoprotein A 110 mg/dL
B) Apolipoprotein B 120 mg/dL
C) C-reactive protein 2.9 mg/L
D) Triglyceride 150 mg/dL