Undiagnosed High Cholesterol

Failure to diagnose High Cholesterol

No early symptoms: This condition may have no early symptoms, and thus fail to be diagnosed in its early stages.

Medical news about undiagnosed High Cholesterol:

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Undiagnosed Causes of High Cholesterol

As part of High Cholesterol diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical High Cholesterol causes may have been overlooked:

• Diabetes - some sources claim that diabetes alters lipids leading to cholesterol elevation.
• Hypothyroidism - some sources claim that hypothyroidism alters lipids leading to cholesterol elevation.
• Cushing's syndrome
• Chronic renal insufficiency
• More hidden causes »

Undiagnosed Complications of High Cholesterol

As part of High Cholesterol diagnosis, consider whether any of these High Cholesterol complications may have been overlooked:

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

Undiagnosed Diseases

Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to High Cholesterol:

• Failure to Diagnose
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• How Common is Failure to Diagnose?
• Conditions by Undiagnosed Prevalence
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About undiagnosed conditions:

One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose High Cholesterol leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed High Cholesterol. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.

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