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Examen de LDL - Results

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Examen de lipoproteína de baja densidad

Valores normales:

Un nivel saludable de LDL es el que alcanza un rango óptimo o cerca de un nivel óptimo.

Óptimo: menos de 100 mg/dL (menos de 70 mg/dL para personas con antecedentes de cardiopatía o aquellos con un riesgo muy alto de enfermedad ateroesclerótica)
Cerca de un nivel óptimo: 100 a 129 mg/dL
Limítrofe alto: 130 a 159 mg/dL
Alto: 160 a 189 mg/dL
Muy alto: 190 mg/dL y superior

Nota: los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Los ejemplos anteriores muestran las mediciones comunes para los resultados de estas pruebas. Algunos laboratorios usan diferentes medidas o podrían evaluar diferentes muestras.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los niveles altos de LDL pueden estar relacionados con:

Aumento de riesgo de cardiopatía ateroesclerótica
Hiperlipoproteinemia familiar

Los niveles de LDL inferiores a lo normal pueden ser ocasionados por:

Malabsorción (absorción inadecuada de nutrientes desde el tracto intestinal)
Desnutrición

Otras afecciones por las cuales se puede realizar el examen son:

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.

Referencias

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.

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.

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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