Lipid Disorders

Lipid Disorders

Hypercholesterolemia

• Management:
  • Lifestyle modifications
    
  • Statin therapy (Rosuvastatin -> Pravastatin)

Hypertriglyceridemia

• Management:
  • TG >150-199: Lifestyle (increase exercise, improve diet)
    
  • 200+: fibrates or niacin
    
  • >1,000: fibrates, decreased fat and carb intake (dec risk of pancreatitis)

Obesity

• Management:
  • Diet, exercise
    
  • Orlistat or Phentiramine -> Bariatric surgery