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.
While most soldiers died primarily of disease during the Civil War, the second cause of mortality was battle related, from various wounds sustained, such as the headshot, as viewed above, caused by the rare impact of a single iron canister ball, which had been fired from a nearby 12-pounder field howitzer.