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Examen de VLDL - Risks

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Examen de lipoproteína de muy baja densidad

Riesgos:

Extraer una muestra de sangre implica muy poco riesgo. 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 asociados con la extracción de sangre son leves, pero pueden ser:

Sangrado excesivo
Desmayo o sensación de mareo
Hematoma (acumulación de sangre debajo de la piel)
Infección (un riesgo leve cada vez que se presenta ruptura de la piel)

Consideraciones:

No hay una forma simple y directa para medir la VLDL. La mayoría de los laboratorios la calculan con base en el nivel de triglicéridos. Es aproximadamente un quinto del nivel de triglicéridos, aunque esto es menos preciso si el nivel de triglicéridos está por encima de 400 mg/dL.

Examen de sangre

Reviewed last on: 5/23/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines. Circulation. 2004 Jul 13; 110(2):227-39.

Semenkovich CF. Disorders of lipid metabolism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 217.

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