Triglycerides and Hypertriglyceridemia
Learn about triglycerides, their metabolism, causes of hypertriglyceridemia, how to test triglyceride levels, and reference values. Discover how hypertriglyceridemia can lead to atherosclerosis and the various diseases and medications that can impact triglyceride levels.
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Triglycerides Presented By Assist.Lecturer Nabaa Nabil Ibrahim M.Sc. in Pharmacy/Clinical Laboratory Sciences
What are triglycerides? Triglycerides are one of the types of fats transported in the bloodstream Most of body s fat is stored in the tissues as TGs TGs in the blood are a mixture of TGs from dietary sources and TGs produced by the body as source of energy
What can hypertriglyceridemia cause? It can lead to atherosclerosis since most of TG-containing lipoproteins that transport fat in the bloodstream cholesterol which is a major contributor to atherosclerosis Elevated TGs along cholesterol is referred hyperlipidemia also transport with to elevated mixed as
Triglycerides test: It is done by collecting a blood sample The patient must be fast for 12 hours It is a part of lipid profile test
Reference values: Normal: < 150 mg/dl Borderline to high: 150-199 mg/dl High: 200-499 mg/dl Very high: 500 mg/dl
Causes of hypertriglyceridemia: Diseases: o Diabetes mellitus o Kidney disease o Alcoholism o Hypothyroidism o Obesity
Medications: o Birth control pills o Estrogens o Beta blockers o Immunosuppressants Familial (genetic) disorders of lipid metabolism
