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Characteristics of Common Lipid Disorders
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia
Atherogenic dyslipidemia
 • Frequently accompanied by central obesity or diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolemia,
Disorders Polygenic hypercholesterolemia ... Familial combined hyperlipidemia ... table #defects #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hyperlipidemia
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Lipid Profiles - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia ... LipidProfiles #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Familial Dyslipidemias

 • Hyperchylomicronemia
 • Familial hypercholesterolemia
 • Dysbetalipoproteinemia
 • Hypertriglyceridemia

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Familial #Dyslipidemias #lipidemia #cardiology
Hyperchylomicronemia • Familial hypercholesterolemia ... cardiology #metabolism #diagnosis ... #differential
"Liver palms"
Palmar erythema 

#clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam 
#hands #liver #hepatology #cirrosis
#photo
#clinical #diagnosis ... PhysicalExam #hands ... hepatology #cirrosis #photo
The causes of Pancreatitis 
The mnemonic "l Get Smashed" 
is often found to be helpful. 

Idiopathic
Hypercalcaemia, Hyperlipidaemia ... Pregnancy) #Differential ... #IGETSMASHED #Diagnosis
The differential diagnosis for an elevated MCHC (mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration) includes:

Conditions with Abnormal RBCs:
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The differential ... diagnosis for an ... elevated Hgb: • Hyperlipidemia ... Elevated #MCHC #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemolysis • Hyperlipidemia ... HighPhosphate #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia ... Hyperphosphatemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Framework
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
Hand Arthritides ... - Differential ... Diagnosis by Location ... Arthritides #Arthritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Location
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia ... secondary causes of hyperlipidemia ... erythematosus Hypercholesterolemia ... Secondary #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis