Medicine & USMLE

Hypertriglyceridemia

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Dyslipidemias (deprecated)
  1. Apolipoproteins
  2. Hyperchylomicronemia
  3. Hypercholesterolemia
  4. Dysbetalipoproteinemia
  5. Hypertriglyceridemia
  6. Abetalipoproteinemia

Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, also called Type IV Dyslipidemia, is an autosomal dominant lipid disorder characterized by elevated triglyceride levels, as a result of excess hepatic production of VLDL.

Classic findings include hepatomegaly and acute pancreatitis (associated with extreme hypertriglyceridemia)

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