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Expert: Dr Mohd Tariq Salman - 10/30/2009


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My total cholestrol is 180. HDL 60 and LDL is 104. My doctor increased my lipitor from 10 to 40 mg. What is the reason? He said that it should be under 100.

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The latest ATP III guidelines now recommend that LDL cholesterol levels be brought below 100 mg/dL in high-risk and moderate risk patients and that consideration should be given to lowering it to < 70 mg/dL in high risk individuals. To assess your cardiac risk see http://heartdisease.about.com/od/assessyourrisk/a/assessrisk.htm

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Dr Mohd Tariq Salman

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I can answer queries from researchers regarding internet search techniques. I can help young biomedical researchers in search of relevant literature on the internet related to drugs (including herbal drugs) such as research papers, drug information resources and other databases and to find suitable outlets for publishing their research work, including free access and open access journals. I can also help locate powerpoint presentations, simulation softwares, other teaching materials and free ebooks related to pharmacology on the internet.

Experience

Teaching and training of undergraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students in Pharmacology and assisting postgraduate students and faculty in search of relevant information on the internet.

Organizations
Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow and JN Medical College Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Publications
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, JK Science, Natural Product Radiance, Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine, Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor, Unimed Kulliyat.

Education/Credentials
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology). Completed Training Programme on Biomedical Information Retrieval by National Informatics Centre, Department Of Information Technology, Ministry Of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India.

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