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Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
- Secondary Causes ... HDL - Genetic Causes ... - Secondary Causes ... • Familial Hypertriglyceridemia ... - Secondary Causes
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Hypertriglyceridemia
Secondary Causes of Hyperlipidemia
Nunerous secondary causes of hyperlipidemia exist; screening for the presence of these underlying
Secondary Causes ... Nunerous secondary causes ... Hypertriglyceridiemia ... Hyperlipidemia #Secondary #Causes
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... among the possible causes ... Pseudohyponatremia is due to hypertriglyceridemia ... lower than 80% in cases ... in blood urea causes
Hypertriglyceridemia - Ultrafiltrate after Plasmapheresis

#Clinical #Photo #Hypertriglyceridemia #Ultrafiltrate #Plasmapheresis
Hypertriglyceridemia ... Clinical #Photo #Hypertriglyceridemia
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... polyuria in the case ... hypertension (90% of cases ... hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia
Familial Dyslipidemias

 • Hyperchylomicronemia
 • Familial hypercholesterolemia
 • Dysbetalipoproteinemia
 • Hypertriglyceridemia

Sarah Lyon @sarahthelyon

#Familial #Dyslipidemias #lipidemia #cardiology
Dysbetalipoproteinemia • Hypertriglyceridemia
Metabolism of plasma lipoproteins and related genetic diseases - Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Type I (FAMILIAL HYPERCHYLOMICRONEMIA) 
Type IIA
Type IV (FAMILIAL HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA ... FAMILIAL MIXED HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes