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Elevated [[cholesterol]] does not lead to specific physical examination signs unless it has been longstanding. Some types of hypercholesterolemia lead to specific physical findings:
Elevated [[cholesterol]] does not lead to specific physical examination signs unless it has been longstanding. Some types of hypercholesterolemia lead to specific physical findings:


*'''Head, eyes, ears, nose throat (HEENT):''' ''[[xanthelasma|xanthelasma palpabrum]]'' (yellowish patches around the eyelids) and [[arcus senilis]] (white discoloration of the peripheral cornea).
*'''Head, eyes, ears, nose throat (HEENT):'''  


''[[xanthelasma|xanthelasma palpabrum]]'' (yellowish patches around the eyelids):
[[Image:Xanthelasma.jpg|Xanthelasma above eye]]
[[Image:Xanthelasma.jpg|Xanthelasma above eye]]
and [[arcus senilis]] (white discoloration of the peripheral cornea):


* '''Heart and Lungs:''' [[Congestive heart failure]] and rales due to ischemia or [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack)
* '''Heart and Lungs:''' [[Congestive heart failure]] and rales due to ischemia or [[myocardial infarction]] (heart attack)

Revision as of 16:13, 25 June 2011

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Elevated cholesterol does not lead to specific physical examination signs unless it has been longstanding. Some types of hypercholesterolemia lead to specific physical findings:

  • Head, eyes, ears, nose throat (HEENT):

xanthelasma palpabrum (yellowish patches around the eyelids): Xanthelasma above eye

and arcus senilis (white discoloration of the peripheral cornea):

  • Extremities:


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