One possibility (?or 2) could be low apolipoproteins in relation to a marked
acute phase reaction, thus carrying low chol & low HDL;
while ivi triglycerides could have been going in faster than the rate at
which her liver could deal with them.
Best wishes,
Les
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> Subject: ? True cholesterol or interference?
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> 60 year old female with acute pancreatitis at end of September, is beeing
> fed though central line. Triglycerides were 7.20 mmol/L, with Cholesterol
> 1.79 mmol/L, and HDL 0.2 mmol/L. Sample in 1/2 dilution supported these
> results. Would one expect a higher cholesterol for the Triglycerides or are
> the levels merely reflcting her form of nutritional support?
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