Hypercholesterolaemia

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• Synonyms

  • High blood cholesterol

• Causes

  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia
  • Dysbetalipopriteinaemia
  • Familial combined hyperlipidaemia
  • Blood change in pregnancy
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Cholestasis
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Thiazide
  • Androgen
  • Cushing syndrome

• Effects

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Corneal arcus

• Parents

  • Blood investigation
  • Hyperlipidaemia

• Treatments

  • HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
  • Bezafibrate
  • Clofibrate
  • Gemfibrozil
  • Cholestyramine
  • Nicotinic acid
  • Probucol

• Description

  • "Rx lifestyle
  • statin
  • sequstrants
  • fibrate
  • Ezetimibe"