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A member asked:
How do we know a persons cholesterol level is high without doing a lipid profile test? any symptoms signs?
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Elevated cholesterol: No. Elevated cholesterol does not produce any symptoms until there is a heart attack, angina, or stroke. The only way to know is to check the blood test called lipid profile.
Answered 9/20/2017
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Xanthelasmas : Xanthomas and xanthelasmas are classic signs of high cholesterol. However, just overweight and obesity are sometimes enough.
Answered 9/20/2017
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High cholesterol: An astute diagnostician may be able to pick up evidence of high cholesterol (and high blood pressure and diabetes for that matter) on a thorough physical examination. But the physical examination findings are not guaranteed to be there for any elevation of cholesterol, so the physical exam in conjunction with blood testing would be prudent.
Answered 9/20/2017
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T.cholesterol 267,LDL 188,HDL 48,Triglyceride 278,vldl 55.6 I was only fasting for 5hrs previous lipid profile slightly high my BMI 32,having mild fatty liver and hypertension begins before six months, what is mangment for lipid profile also Hb/15.2?
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Slightly high lipids in march in 2 months now sudden increase in cholesterol with very high LDL and triglycerides. normal tsh , sugar, cbc liver panel , healthy diet, weight and exercise frequently . Could this be an early sign of pancreatic cancer?
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I am confused with my lab test results. my lipid profile: cholesterol: 186 Cholesterol HDL: 65 cholesterol LDL : 103 is this too bad?
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