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.
Medical Side of the War: Challenges and Triumphs. Amputations. Amputations were the most common surgical procedure of the war. Many lives were saved by these operations even though there was public criticism for performing too many amputations.
(A Manual of Military Surgery for the use of Surgeons in the Confederate States Army, Columbia, 1864, pp. 429-30) : Of the many thousand instances of its administration since the war between the Confederate States and United States began, but two fatal cases from chloroform inhalation have been reported.