NBME 23 Lipoprotein lipase (NBME Answers)

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A 2-year-old boy is brought to the emergency ...
Lipoprotein lipase 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: biochem repeat

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoA_EPEw-M

Dirty usmle video on familial dyslipidemias is super helpful!

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help with this one please.... is this because he has hyperTG AND Cholesterol AND chylomicrons.. only LL deficiency would explain all of these findings? I chose LDL R deficiency because I guess I though it would cause all of them to increase but is this type of deficiency only associated with high LDL?

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sympathetikey First off, do yourself a favor and check this out - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJYNf-Jcclo The LDL receptor is found on peripheral tissues. It recognizes B100 on LDL, IDL, and VLDL (secreted from the liver). Therefore, an issue with that would cause an increase in those, but mainly LDL. Since in this question we see that Triglycerides and Chylomicrons are elevated, that points towards a different problem. That problem is in the Lipoprotein Lipase receptor. This is the receptor that allows tissues to degrade TGs in Chylomicrons. So, if it's not working, you get increased TGs and Chylomicrons. Additionally, you get eruptive xanthomas, which are the yellow white papules the question refers to. +12

davidw There is much easier way go to page 94 in first aid. This kid has Type 1 Hyper-Chylomicronemia which is I) Increased Chylomicrons, Increase TG and Increased Cholesterol. It can be either Lipoprotein Lipase or Apolipoprotein CII Deficiency +12

bulgaine The video sympathetikey referred to only mentions pancreatitis in type IV but according to page 94 of FA 2019 it is also present in type I Hyper-chylomicronemia which is what the question stem is referring to with the abdominal pain, vomiting and increased amylase activity +

dentist thats not the only difference in that video.... +

paulkarr Pixorize has a set of videos on all the lipid disorders that made it a breeze to answer. Pixorize is basically sketchy but for biochem and other basic science subjects. +3

drdoom ^ linkify @sympathetikey ~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJYNf-Jcclo~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGoA_EPEw-M +1

futurelatinadr Pancreatitis was a huge clue for me to think of hyperchylomicronemia +1

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Increased conc. Of so many lipids easily points to fam.hyperlipidemias Now to DX-

Incr. TG+chylomicrons
incr amylase-pancreatitis

Can only happen in Type I, which is due to either lipoprotein lipase defc or Apo C2 receptor defect.

[in type 2: incr cholesterol but causes MI, NOT pancreatitis].

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submitted by ∗weirdmed51(30)

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Increased conc. Of so many lipids easily points to fam.hyperlipidemias Now to DX-

Incr. TG+chylomicrons
incr amylase-pancreatitis

Can only happen in Type I, which is due to either lipoprotein lipase defc or Apo C2 receptor defect.

[in type 2: incr cholesterol but causes MI, NOT pancreatitis].

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