31 Treatments for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

8 Tests 1 Medical Procedures 1 Surgical Procedures 15 Prescribed Medications

1 Over the Counter Medications 3 Self Care 2 Herbs and Supplements

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Tests for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. Lipid Panel Lipid tests routinely performed on plasma include measurement of total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipop...  More

2. History and Physical Exam A physical examination is a routine test your doctor performs to check your overall health. It is also known as a wellness check. A physical examination helps your ...  More

3. Lipoprotein (a) Test Lipids are water insoluble molecules and must be transported in the plasma as macromolecular complexes containing protein called lipoproteins. The lipoproteins are ...  More

4. Serum High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level Test An HDL test measures the level of good cholesterol in your blood.HDL is high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Lipoproteins are composed of protein and fat. HDL is k...  More

5. Serum Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Level Test LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein, a type of cholesterol found in your body. LDL is often referred to as bad cholesterol. This is because too much LDL causes a...  More

6. Serum Triglyceride Test The triglyceride level test helps to determine the amount of triglycerides in your blood. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood. The test helps determi...  More

7. Lipoprotein Electrophoresis

8. Lipoprotein Phenotyping Cholesterol is necessary to keep the body functioning but too much of the bad cholesterol called LDL can cause more damage than good. Tune in to learn about the dif...  More

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Medical Procedures for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. Blood Component Removal Pheresis is a blood purification process that consists of: drawing blood, separating red cells, plasma, platelets, and cryoprecipitated antihemophilic factor, ...  More

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Surgical Procedures for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. Bypass of Ileum

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Prescribed Medications for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. atorvastatin(Lipitor ) ATORVASTATIN (a TORE va sta tin) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood....  More

2. simvastatin(Zocor ) SIMVASTATIN (SIM va stat in) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. Thi...  More

3. pravastatin(Pravachol ) PRAVASTATIN (PRA va stat in) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. Thi...  More

4. fenofibrate(TriCor , others...) Close FENOFIBRATE (fen oh FYE brate) can help lower blood fats and cholesterol for people who are at risk of getting inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) from havi...  More

5. gemfibrozil(Lopid ) GEMFIBROZIL (jem FI broe zil) can help lower blood fats and cholesterol for people who are at risk of getting inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) from havin...  More

6. fluvastatin(Lescol , Lescol XL) FLUVASTATIN (FLOO va sta tin) is known as an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. T...  More

7. lovastatin(Mevacor , others...) Close LOVASTATIN (LOE va sta tin) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood. This drug may also red...  More

8. niacin(Niacor , others...) Close NIACIN (NYE a sin) is used in combination with a healthy diet to lower 'bad' cholesterol and increase 'good' cholesterol. This medicine is also ...  More

9. ezetimibe(Zetia ) EZETIMIBE (ez ET i mibe) blocks the absorption of cholesterol from the stomach. It can help lower blood cholesterol for patients who are at risk of getting heart di...  More

10. rosuvastatin(Crestor ) ROSUVASTATIN (roe SOO va sta tin) is known as a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor or 'statin'. It lowers cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. This drug m...  More

11. cholestyramine(Questran , others...) Close CHOLESTYRAMINE (koe LESS tir a meen) is used to lower cholesterol in patients who are at risk of heart disease or stroke. This medicine is only for patients whose c...  More

12. colestipol(Colestid , Colestid Flavored) COLESTIPOL (koe LES ti pole) is used to lower cholesterol in patients who are at risk of heart disease or stroke. This medicine is only for patients whose cholester...  More

13. colesevelam(Welchol ) COLESEVELAM (koh le SEV e lam) is used to lower cholesterol in patients who are at risk of heart disease or stroke. This medicine is only for patients whose cholest...  More

14. fenofibric acid(Trilipix ) FENOFIBRIC ACID (fen o FI brik AS id) can help lower blood fats and cholesterol in the blood. Diet and lifestyle changes are often used with this drug. This medicin...  More

15. lovastatin-niacin(Advicor ) LOVASTATIN; NIACIN (LOE va sta tin; nye a SIN) is used in combination with a healthy diet to lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol.  More

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Over the Counter Medications for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. niacin(Niacor , others...) Close NIACIN (NYE a sin) is used in combination with a healthy diet to lower 'bad' cholesterol and increase 'good' cholesterol. This medicine is also ...  More

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Self Care for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia

1. Weight Reduction

2. Aerobic Exercise Aerobics is a program of physical conditioning designed to enhance circulatory and respiratory efficiency that involves vigorous sustained exercise. Certified instr...  More

3. Regular Exercise Carrying around too much weight feels uncomfortable and it can also damage your health. According the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity rates...  More

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Herbs and Supplements for Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia What's this?

1. Safflower Two parts of the safflower are primarily used: the flower itself and safflower seeds. There are two types of safflower oil with corresponding types of safflowe...  More Efficacy Grade C

2. omega-3 fatty acids Dietary sources of omega-3 fatty acids include fish oil and certain plant/nut oils. Fish oil contains both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA...  More

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