Dyslipidemia
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Dyslipidemia is characterized by an elevation of serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or triglycerides (TG) and reduced serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration.[1]
Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
There are 4 different lipid disorders:
- Dyslipidemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertriglyceridaemia
To know the difference, check this video
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hedayatnia M, Asadi Z, Zare-Feyzabadi R, Yaghooti-Khorasani M, Ghazizadeh H, Ghaffarian-Zirak R, Nosrati-Tirkani A, Mohammadi-Bajgiran M, Rohban M, Sadabadi F, Rahimi HR. Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease risk among the MASHAD study population. Lipids in health and disease. 2020 Dec;19:1-1.
