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High blood fat levels This is known as hypertriglyceridaemia . It is reported to cause 1-4% of all cases of acute pancreatitis and up to 56% of pancreatitis cases during pregnancy.
Apolipoprotein C (apo C) Apo C2 Apo C2 activates lipoprotein lipase in capillaries, liberating fatty acids and monoglycerides from chylomicrons, with the fatty acids then passing into adipocy...
Lipid disorders (especially hypertriglyceridaemia). Vascular disease. Enzyme defects such as hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT) deficiency and glucose-6-phosphate de...
Chronic alcohol consumption may also be associated with dyslipidaemia, notably hypertriglyceridaemia. Also check fasting glucose, as chronic pancreatitis can lead to diabetes mellitus.
Lipodystrophies are heterogeneous disorders characterised by varying degrees of body fat loss and predisposition to insulin resistance and its metabolic complications. [ 1 ] Metabolic abnormaliti...
Decreased HbA1c: hypertriglyceridaemia. HbA1c monitoring for diabetes [ 7 , 8 ] For people with type 1 diabetes, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...
Micronised progesterone or dydrogesterone may be preferred in women with hypertriglyceridaemia due to their neutral effect on lipid profile. The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine s...
Manage secondary causes of hypertriglyceridaemia. Consider icosapent ethyl if established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention) and on statins and fasting TG ≥ 1.7mmol/L and LDL-C ...
Decreased HbA1c: hypertriglyceridaemia. Screening for diabetes Screening for diabetes is now included in the NHS Health Check for adults in England between the ages of ...
Metabolic disorders - eg, hypertriglyceridaemia, hypercalcaemia. Trauma. Congenital disorders - eg, cystic fibrosis.
Plasmapheresis may help to reduce the incidence of acute pancreatitis in patients with severe hypertriglyceridaemia.