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Lipid Disorders
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Overview of Lipid Metabolism
Physiology
Exogenous (dietary) lipid metabolism
Endogenous lipid metabolism
Dyslipidemia
Classification
Etiology
Primary causes
Secondary causes
Symptoms and Signs
Diagnosis
Lipid profile measurement
Other tests
Secondary causes
Diagnosis reference
Screening
Screening in children
Screening in adults
Screening references
Treatment
General principles
Elevated LDL-C treatment
Elevated LDL-C in children
Elevated triglycerides
Low HDL-C
Elevated Lp(a)
Treatment in patients with comorbidities
Monitoring treatment
Treatment references
Key Points
Elevated High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) Levels
Hypolipidemia
Abetalipoproteinemia (Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome)
Chylomicron retention disease (Anderson disease)
Hypobetalipoproteinemia