Last time I had my cholesterol done it was 225. Dr. Hibberd's answer: Yes, high cholesterol is a familial disorder and does have a genetic component. Your height and weight do not factor into your cholesterol levels, but they do factor into your cardiac, stroke, and vascular risks.
As Seen in the Series. At Mercy Streetâs Mansion House Union Hospital major surgical procedures of the Civil War are performed. Amputations are emphasized, as it was the most common major operation. The step-by-step amputation of a gangrenous leg is the highlight of one episode.
Hemorrhagic contusion is the most frequent type of injury to the colon, followed by serosal tears, which occur most commonly in the transverse colon. Severe injuries occur more commonly in the sigmoid, right colon, and cecum, where frank rupture or devitalization from vascular compromise may result.njury to the transverse colon appears to have more associated injuries than other sites of colon injury. In the series reported by Dauterive et al, the most frequently encountered intra-abdominal injuries involved the liver (64%), spleen (52%), and small bowel mesentery (48%).