Does high cholesterol mean high blood lipids?

High cholesterol can also be referred to as high blood lipids, and blood lipids include many items, of which cholesterol is one. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoprotein A. Collectively, these are called blood lipids. For patients with high total cholesterol, it is recommended to treat them with lifestyle interventions, such as a low-salt, low-fat diet, exercise to lose weight, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, and initiating lipid-lowering medication if necessary. If the patient is mainly high in total cholesterol, it is recommended that the patient can take oral resulvastatin or pravastatin, etc. If the patient cannot take statins and is prone to lower limb weakness and rhabdomyolysis after taking them, the patient can also be advised to take oral lipidcon to lower total cholesterol.