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Potpourri 2014
This issue sponsored by the National Lipid Association Featuring: “Current Initiatives for Detecting Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Primary Care”
The report by Brasky, et al., in the J Natl Cancer Institute titled, "Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer Risk in the SELECT Trial"1 attracted widespread media attention. It reported that higher baseline levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the plasma phospholipid fraction... more
A 12-year-old male was referred to our Pediatric Lipid Clinic by his pediatrician for evaluation of a low total cholesterol level. A fasting lipid profile noted the following; total cholesterol (TC): 84 mg/dL, triglyceride: 50 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C): 47 mg/dL, low-... more
Epidemiology The ever- increasing population of patients living after organ transplantation has added an important dimension to the specific management needs of these patients. One major area in this regard pertains to the effects of post-transplant immunosuppressive drugs on lipids and... more
Introduction Most diabetes care occurs in a primary care setting. Standards of diabetes care from several professional organizations include setting specific lipid goals for diabetic patients. Recommendations include medication and lifestyle changes to achieve lipid and glucose goals. Several... more
Science occasionally achieves knowledge by a giant leap into the unknown, but it more often does so by the continuous accumulation of knowledge in a layeron- layer effect, similar to the layering of sediments in a lake bed. As Isaac Newton once remarked, "If I have seen a little farther, it is... more
Case Presentation A 10-year-old girl was referred for elevated cholesterol. Her laboratory findings showed a total cholesterol (TC) of 364 mg/ dL, triglyceride (Tg) 65 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) 45 mg/dL, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) 300 mg/dL. She had... more
A 64-year-old woman was hospitalized with abdominal pain and gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhaging. She was severely anemic with marked elevation of both cholesterol and triglycerides. The patient was transfused. Colonoscopy revealed severe right-sided ischemic colitis. A two-dimensional (2-D)... more
Background There are more than one million firefighters in the United States. Excluding the tragic loss of 342 firefighters in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, approximately 100 firefighters die in the line of duty (LOD) each year in the United States.1 However, direct fire injury is not... more