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Severe Hypertriglyceridemia

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A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology

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1. To discuss a case of acute pancreatitis caused by severe hypertriglyceridemia. 2. To review the stressors that can cause significant hypertriglyceridemia in susceptible individuals. 3. To position the clinical presentation of pancreatitis as a corollary to diabetic ketoacidosis.

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  1. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA

    Jessica S. Lilley M.D.

  2. William and Sonja Connor Chair of Preventive Cardiology, Professor of Medicine and Physiology & Pharmacology, Director, Center of Preventive Cardiology, Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, 97239, Oregon, USA

    Sergio Fazio M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Div. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Bone Disease, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Dept. Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Terry F. Davies

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Lilley, J.S., Fazio, S. (2015). Severe Hypertriglyceridemia. In: Davies, T. (eds) A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2059-4_48

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