Diagnosaurus
Hypercholesterolemia
Etiology
- Idiopathic
- Hypothyroidism
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Chronic renal insufficiency
- Obstructive liver disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Anorexia nervosa
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Familial, eg, familial hypercholesterolemia
- Drugs: oral contraceptives, thiazides (short-term effect), beta blockers (short-term effect), corticosteroids, cyclosporine
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Hypercholesterolemia." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114690/all/Hypercholesterolemia.
Zeiger RFR. Hypercholesterolemia. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114690/all/Hypercholesterolemia. Accessed July 16, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Hypercholesterolemia. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114690/all/Hypercholesterolemia
Zeiger RFR. Hypercholesterolemia [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 16]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114690/all/Hypercholesterolemia.
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