title: Ask the doctor.  My doctor and I are confused by my cholesterol levels.  My good cholesterol is extraordinarily high, at 94, but my bad cholesterol is on the high side, too, at 154.  To resolve this good news/bad news story, my doctor ordered a C-reactive protein test which, of course, came back right in the middle of the normal range.  I don't smoke or have other factors for heart disease.  Would you advise me at start a statin or some other drug?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D002097:C-Reactive Protein