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Dyslipidemias Flashcards

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Familial hypercholesterolemia inheritance pattern

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homozygous or heterozygous, homozygotes are more severely affected

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What is the average age for someone with FH to have a heart attack?

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  • hetero: 30-40
  • homo: 15-20
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Average cholesterol for someone with FH

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  • hetero: 350
  • homo: 500-600
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ApoB100 Deficiency shoudl be on differential when a family looks like they may have…

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FH
* ApoB100 Deficiency is an AD condition with cholesterol of ~300, it is not clincially distinguishable from FH

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