A patient comes in to clinic and is prescribed corticosteroids for one month. The patients lipid panel at the initial visit is: HDL: 80mg/dL LDL: 150 mg/dL VLDL: 15 mg/dL If the patient were to continue on corticosteroids for several months, how do you think her lipid panel would change? Do you think the doctor should recommend a specific diet during the course of the corticosteroids?

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A patient comes in to clinic and is prescribed corticosteroids for one month. The patients lipid panel at the initial visit is:

HDL: 80mg/dL

LDL: 150 mg/dL

VLDL: 15 mg/dL

If the patient were to continue on corticosteroids for several months, how do you think her lipid panel would change? Do you think the doctor should recommend a specific diet during the course of the corticosteroids? 

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