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screening for dyslipidemia (screening for hyperlipidemia)

Indications: - adults, men >= 35 years & women >= 45 years at increased risk for cardiovascular disease [3]* - evidence is insufficient to recommend lipid screening in persons < 20 years of age [2,3] * previous recommendations for younger adults based on extrapolation from studies performed in older adults Laboratory: - fasting lipid panel every 5 years, eligible adults [1,3]

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lipid panel (fasting lipid panel, FLP)

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screening

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006
  2. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Draft Recommendation Statement. Dec 2015 Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/draft-recommendation-statement170/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening1
  3. Chou R, Dana T, Blazina I et al Screening for Dyslipidemia in Younger Adults: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. Published online 9 August 2016 PMID: 27538032 http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2542527
  4. US Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2016;316(6):625-633 PMID: 27532917 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542642 - Lozano P, Henrikson NB, Morrison CC et al Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Multifactorial Dyslipidemia. Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2016;316(6):634-644 PMID: 27532918 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542640 - Lozano P, Henrikson NB, Dunn J et al Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2016;316(6):645-655 PMID: 27532919 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2542641 - Urbina EM, de Ferranti SD Lipid Screening in Children and Adolescents JAMA. 2016;316(6):589-591 PMID: 27532913 - US Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2023;330(3):253-260. PMID: 37462699 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807280 - Guirguis-Blake JM, Evans CV, Coppola EL et al Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2023;330(3):261-274 PMID: 37462700 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2807281