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Hypertriglyceridemia - Ultrafiltrate after Plasmapheresis

#Clinical #Photo #Hypertriglyceridemia #Ultrafiltrate #Plasmapheresis
Hypertriglyceridemia ... Clinical #Photo #Hypertriglyceridemia
Prescription Fish Oils
Prescription fish oils, Lovaza, and Vascepa, are commonly used for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia (TG
for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia ... #Prescription #Hypertriglyceridemia
Metabolism of plasma lipoproteins and related genetic diseases - Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Type I (FAMILIAL HYPERCHYLOMICRONEMIA) 
Type IIA
Type IV (FAMILIAL HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA ... FAMILIAL MIXED HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
Familial Dyslipidemias

 • Hyperchylomicronemia
 • Familial hypercholesterolemia
 • Dysbetalipoproteinemia
 • Hypertriglyceridemia

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Familial #Dyslipidemias #lipidemia #cardiology
Dysbetalipoproteinemia • Hypertriglyceridemia
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Hyperbilirubinemia • Hypertriglyceridemia
Fibrates - Gemfibrozil and Fenofibrate 
Mechanism: activates PPAR alpha
Lipid Effects:
 - Decrease TG by 30-50%
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, specifically hypertriglyceridemia
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
• Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Hepatomegaly • Hypertriglyceridemia
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Elevated CXCL9 • Hypertriglyceridemia
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
), EtOH (30%), Hypertriglyceridemia