["Abnormal Liver Function Tests","Acne vulgaris","Acute Bronchitis","Acute Kidney Injury","Adrenal Insufficiency","Allergic Rhinitis","Anemia","Approach to Abdominal Pain","Approach to Acid Base Disorders","Approach to Bone Loss","Approach to Bright Red Blood Per Rectum (BRBPR)","Approach to Cervical cancer screening","Approach to Chest Pain","Approach to Constipation","Approach to Cough","Approach to Dementia","Approach to Diarrhea","Approach to Dizziness","Approach to Dysphagia and Odynophagia","Approach to EKG","Approach to Falls","Approach to Fatigue","Approach to Fever","Approach to Hematuria","Approach to Hemoptysis","Approach to Hypercoagulable Disorders","Approach to Hyperkalemia","Approach to Hypernatremia","Approach to Hyperprolactinemia","Approach to Hypocalcemia","Approach to Hypoglycemia","Approach to Hypokalemia","Approach to Hyponatremia","Approach to Hypothyroidism","Approach to Jaundice","Approach to Low Back Pain","Approach to Muscle weakness","Approach to Nausea and Vomiting","Approach to Neck Pain","Approach to Palpitations","Approach to Peripheral Edema","Approach to Proteinuria","Approach to Seizure","Approach to Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)","Approach to Splenomegaly","Approach to Syncope","Approach to Thyroid Nodule","Approach to Unintentional Weight Loss","Asthma","Bell\u2019s Palsy","Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)","Bleeding Disorders","Breast cancer screening","Bronchiectasis","Celiac disease","Chronic Kidney Disease","Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)","Cirrhosis","Colon cancer screening","Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)","Crohn\u2019s Disease","Cushing\u2019s Syndrome","Delirium","Depression","Diabetes Insipidus","Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis","Dyspepsia","Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)","Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)","Headache","Hearing loss","Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)","Hemorrhoids","Hepatitis B","Hepatitis C","Hypercalcemia","Hypertension","Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)","Kidney stones","Leukocytosis","Leukopenia","Lipid Disorders","Lymphadenopathy","Meningitis and Encephalitis","Microscopic Colitis","Obstructive Sleep Apnea","Pancreatitis","Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)","Pericardial Disease","Pneumonia","Stroke and TIA","Ulcerative Colitis","Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding","Urinary Dysfunction","Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)","Vitamin D deficiency"]

Lipid Disorders

Definition of dyslipidemia

Lipid Disorders

Type

Duration

Definition

Elevation of any of the following above 90%ile of general population
- [wp_colorbox_media url="/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Definition-of-dyslipidemia.jpg" type="image" hyperlink="Total cholesterol"]
- [wp_colorbox_media url="/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Definition-of-dyslipidemia.jpg" type="image" hyperlink="Low density lipoprotein (LDL-C)"]
- [wp_colorbox_media url="/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Definition-of-dyslipidemia.jpg" type="image" hyperlink="Triglycerides"]
- Lipoprotein (a)

OR

Decreased levels of either of the following below 10%ile of general population
- [wp_colorbox_media url="/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Definition-of-dyslipidemia.jpg" type="image" hyperlink="High density lipoprotein (HDL)"]
- Apo A-1

Background

Some studies estimate 75-85% of patients with premature coronary artery disease have dyslipidemia
Most patients have polygenic inheritance that can be influenced by environmental factors
- Central obesity
- High saturated fat and/or cholesterol diet

Back to Lipid Disorders

No Comments

Comments are closed.