Symptoms of High Cholesterol

Symptoms of High Cholesterol: Introduction

There are generally no symptoms of high cholesterol. Likewise, people with normal cholesterol levels generally do not feel any better than people with high cholesterol levels. The only way to detect high cholesterol and determine how it impacts your total risk for cardiovascular disease is through a comprehensive evaluation from a qualified health care professional.

Symptoms of High Cholesterol

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for High Cholesterol includes the 6 symptoms listed below:

• No symptoms - high cholesterol typically has no noticable symptoms. It is usually found by routine blood tests
• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Xanthoma
• Yellowish patches around eyelids
• Whitish edges of cornea
• Cholesterol deposits around cornea
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Research symptoms & diagnosis of High Cholesterol:

• Overview -- High Cholesterol
• Diagnostic Tests for High Cholesterol
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- High Cholesterol
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of High Cholesterol
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

High Cholesterol: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with High Cholesterol:

• Pancreatitis - uncommon; from very high triglycerides
• Numerous conditions have much higher risk with high cholesterol:
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Heart disease
  • Coronary heart disease
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to High Cholesterol:

• Cholesterol blood test - also called blood lipids or lipoprotein profile.
• Blood lipids
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Do I have High Cholesterol?

• High Cholesterol: Introduction
• High Cholesterol: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for High Cholesterol
• Failure to Diagnose High Cholesterol
• Hidden Causes of High Cholesterol
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for High Cholesterol
• More about High Cholesterol

High Cholesterol: Medical Mistakes

• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

High Cholesterol: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to High Cholesterol:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Fatigue: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Anemia Tests
  • Home Thyroid Gland Function Tests
  • Home Adrenal Gland Function Tests
  • Home Calcium Deficiency Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Testing
  • Home HIV Tests
• Home Anemia Diagnostic Tests
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Wrongly Diagnosed with High Cholesterol?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for High Cholesterol includes:

• Hypothyroidism
• more diagnoses...»

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High Cholesterol: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Blood Health Specialists (Hematology):
  • Hematology (Blood Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Hematopathology (Blood Diagnostics)
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• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of High Cholesterol
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of High Cholesterol
• Underlying causes of High Cholesterol
• Associated conditions for High Cholesterol
• Risk factors for High Cholesterol

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Asymptomatic in early stages - see all causes of No symptoms
• No symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms

Medical Books Online about High Cholesterol

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Remember that the persistence of primitive reflexes is a sign that there is damage to the central nervoussystem (CNS), specifically, a lack of high-level control necessitating a workup for cerebral palsy (CP): Clinical Presentations of Cerebral Palsy
(Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)

• Abnormal muscle tone is the most frequently observed symptom. The abnormalitiesmay range from hypo-to hypertonic depending on themuscular resistance to passive movements.
• A definite hand preference before age 1 year is common (especially in patients with hemiplegia).
• An asymmetric crawl or failure to crawl
• Growth delay
• Joint contractures secondary to spastic muscles
• Persistent primitive reflexes: Examples such as Moro reflex, asymmetric tonic neck, symmetric tonic neck, palmar grasp, tonic labyrinthine, foot placement, are noted. A Moro reflex and a tonic labyrinthine should extinguish by the time the infant is aged 4 to 6 months; palmar grasp, by 5 to 6 months; asymmetric and symmetric tonic neck, by 6 to 7 months; and foot placement, before 12 months.

Table 1.1 Diagnostic Studies for Cerebral Palsy Laboratory Studies

• Thyroid studies
• Lactate level
• Pyruvate level
• Organic and amino acids
• Chromosomes
• Cerebrospinal protein: Levels may assist in determining asphyxia in the neonatal period. Protein levels can be elevated along with an elevated lactate to pyruvate ratio. Imaging Studies
• CT provides diagnostic information for congenital malformations, intracranial hemorrhage, and periventricular leukomalacia.
• MRI is most useful after 2 to 3 weeks of life. MRI is the best study for assessing white matter disease in an older child.
• Evoked potentials are used to evaluate the anatomic pathways of the auditory and visual systems. CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

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Source: Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors, 2008

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of High Cholesterol:

CHECK YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE I.Q: NHLBI (Excerpt)

Blood cholesterol levels in both men and women begin to go up around age 20. Women before menopause have levels that are lower than men of the same age. After menopause, a women's LDL-cholesterol level goes up--and so her risk for heart disease increases. For both men and women, heart disease is the number one cause of death. (Source: excerpt from CHECK YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND HEART DISEASE I.Q: NHLBI)

NHLBI, High Blood Cholesterol What You Need to Know: NHLBI (Excerpt)

High blood cholesterol itself does not cause symptoms, so many people are unaware that their cholesterol level is too high. It is important to find out what your cholesterol numbers are because lowering cholesterol levels that are too high lessens the risk for developing heart disease and reduces the chance of a heart attack or dying of heart disease, even if you already have it. Cholesterol lowering is important for everyone--younger, middle age, and older adults; women and men; and people with or without heart disease. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, High Blood Cholesterol What You Need to Know: NHLBI)

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About signs and symptoms of High Cholesterol:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of High Cholesterol. This signs and symptoms information for High Cholesterol has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of High Cholesterol signs or High Cholesterol symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of High Cholesterol may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed High Cholesterol symptoms.