The patient history plays an important role in assessing the patient's nutritional status.Significant laboratory and clinical findings in the patient with cardiovascular disease include
A) low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and transferrin.
B) elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and decreased subcutaneous fat.
C) elevated sodium levels and a soft, fatty liver on palpation.
D) normal triglyceride levels and the presence of S3 on auscultation.

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Laboratory and clinical findings in patients with cardiovascular disease include elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides as well as cardiac cachexia (muscle and subcutaneous fat wasting).

The Patient History Plays an Important Role in Assessing the Patient's