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Examen de colesterol total
Las venas y las arterias varían en tamaño de un paciente a otro y de un lado del cuerpo a otro, razón por la cual extraer sangre de algunas personas puede ser más difícil que de otras.
Otros riesgos, aunque poco comunes, pueden ser:
Cualquier enfermedad aguda puede elevar o bajar el nivel de colesterol total. Si usted ha tenido una enfermedad aguda en los tres meses antes de hacerse el examen, debe hacerlo repetir en dos o tres meses. Incluso una reagudización de artritis puede afectar su nivel de colesterol.
Otras afecciones asociadas con colesterol alto abarcan:
Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults. Executive summary of the third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) expert panel on detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA. 2001;285:2486-2497. Updated 2004.
Semenkovich CF. Disorders of lipid metabolism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 217.
U. S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for lipid disorders in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2008 Jun.
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