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Tuberculosis (TB) Part II Typical symptoms of pulmonary TB include a productive cough, fever, and weight loss. Occasionally, patients may presents with hemoptysis or chest pain. Other systemic symptoms include anorexia, fatigue, or night sweats. Lipid Screening in Children and Adolescents Parent with Pretreatment Total Cholesterol >300? Adult FH heterozygotes have pretreatment cholesterol levels in the 300 to 500 mg/dL range. Adult FH homozygotes have untreated cholesterol levels greater than 500 mg/dl. Increase appropriate screening for children at risk for FH. Advanced Lipoprotein Fingerprinting Measure cholesterol fractionation and provide nutrition and exercise assessment every five years. If likelihood of follow-up is low and patient is not fasting, consider checking total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.