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LipidAka: Cholesterol, Total Cholesterol
- Precautions
- Cholesterol <175 mg/dl in elderly: Increased mortality
- Components
- Patient Education
- Mneumonic: Lower L-DL, Higher H-DL
Cholesterol (C0008377) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. |
| Definition (CSP) | C27H46O, the major fatty steroid alcohol of vertebrate animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. |
| Definition (NCI) | An animal sterol found in the body tissues (and blood plasma) of vertebrates. It can be found in large concentrations within the liver, spinal cord, and brain. Cholesterol is an important component of the membranes of cells, providing stability. It is the major precursor for the synthesis of vitamin D, of the various steroid hormones, including cortisol, cortisone, and aldosterone in the adrenal glands, and of the sex hormones progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone. Cholesterol also has an important role for the brain synapses as well as in the immune system. In conditions featuring elevated low density lipoproteins (LDL), cholesterol often forms plaque deposits in the walls of arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis, which is a major contributor to coronary heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease. |
| Concepts | Steroid (T110) , Biologically Active Substance (T123) |
| MSH | D002784 |
| English | Cholesterol, CHOLESTEROL PREPARATION |
| Spanish | colesterol |
| Parent Concepts | Sterols (C0038323), Cholestanes (C0008366), Cholestenes (C0008375), Steroids (C0038317), Unclassified Ingredient Preparations (C1377282), Lipoprotein and neutral lipid disorder marker (C0443523), Lysosomal storage disease marker (C0443533), Stone constituent (C0443765), Cholesterol analyte (C0578550) |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, LCH, LNC, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, MTH, NCI, NDFRT, RXNORM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT, VANDF Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Hyperlipidemia (C0020473) | |
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| Definition (CSP) | excess of lipids in the blood. |
| Definition (MSH) | Conditions with excess LIPIDS in the blood. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 272.4 |
| MSH | D006949 |
| English | HLD - Hyperlipidaemia, HLD - Hyperlipidemia, HYPERLIPAEMIA, Hyperlipemia, Hyperlipemias, Hyperlipidaemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperlipidemias, Lipidaemia, Lipidemia |
| Spanish | hiperlipemia, hiperlipidemia |
| Parent Concepts | Lipid Metabolism Disorders (C0154251), Hematological Disease (C0018939), Lipids abnormal (C0549634), Dyslipidemias (C0242339), Abnormal Blood Chemistry and Hematology Test Result (C1332129), Metabolic Diseases (C0025517), Hyperlipidemia (C0020473), Disorder of lipoprotein storage and metabolism (C0342830), Duplicate concept (C1274013) |
| Sources | AOD, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, LCH, LNC, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
