High LDL causes: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Rim Halaby (talk | contribs) |
Rim Halaby (talk | contribs) |
||
Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
*[[ | * [[Amiodarone]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Anorexia]] | ||
* [[Biliary obstruction]] | |||
* [[Cyclosporine]] | |||
* [[Diuretics]] | |||
*[[Familial hypercholesterolemia]]<ref name="Durrington-2003">{{Cite journal | last1 = Durrington | first1 = P. | title = Dyslipidaemia. | journal = Lancet | volume = 362 | issue = 9385 | pages = 717-31 | month = Aug | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14234-1 | PMID = 12957096 }}</ref> | *[[Familial hypercholesterolemia]]<ref name="Durrington-2003">{{Cite journal | last1 = Durrington | first1 = P. | title = Dyslipidaemia. | journal = Lancet | volume = 362 | issue = 9385 | pages = 717-31 | month = Aug | year = 2003 | doi = 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14234-1 | PMID = 12957096 }}</ref> | ||
* [[Glucocorticoids]] | |||
*[[Saturated fat|High saturated fat diet]]<ref name="Covington-2004">{{Cite journal | last1 = Covington | first1 = MB. | title = Omega-3 fatty acids. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 70 | issue = 1 | pages = 133-40 | month = Jul | year = 2004 | doi = | PMID = 15259529 }}</ref> | *[[Saturated fat|High saturated fat diet]]<ref name="Covington-2004">{{Cite journal | last1 = Covington | first1 = MB. | title = Omega-3 fatty acids. | journal = Am Fam Physician | volume = 70 | issue = 1 | pages = 133-40 | month = Jul | year = 2004 | doi = | PMID = 15259529 }}</ref> | ||
*[[ | * [[Hypothyroidism]] | ||
* [[Nephrotic syndrome]] | |||
* [[Obesity]] | |||
* [[Pregnancy]] | |||
* [[Weight gain]] | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== |
Revision as of 02:37, 28 September 2014
Low Density Lipoprotein Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
High LDL causes On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of High LDL causes |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Rim Halaby, M.D. [3]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [4]
Overview
High LDL may be caused by inherited diseases that affect the lipid metabolism or can be secondary to some medical conditions or medications.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
High LDL does not have any life-threatening cause.
Common Causes
- Amiodarone
- Anorexia
- Biliary obstruction
- Cyclosporine
- Diuretics
- Familial hypercholesterolemia[1]
- Glucocorticoids
- High saturated fat diet[2]
- Hypothyroidism
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Weight gain
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Durrington, P. (2003). "Dyslipidaemia". Lancet. 362 (9385): 717–31. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14234-1. PMID 12957096. Unknown parameter
|month=
ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Covington, MB. (2004). "Omega-3 fatty acids". Am Fam Physician. 70 (1): 133–40. PMID 15259529. Unknown parameter
|month=
ignored (help) - ↑ Pejic, RN.; Lee, DT. "Hypertriglyceridemia". J Am Board Fam Med. 19 (3): 310–6. PMID 16672684.
- ↑ Kronenberg, F. (2005). "Dyslipidemia and nephrotic syndrome: recent advances". J Ren Nutr. 15 (2): 195–203. PMID 15827892. Unknown parameter
|month=
ignored (help)