Case Report: Severe hypertriglyceridemia in a nondiabetic treated with low dose insulin infusion
- Author:
Chin Voon Tong
;
Shanty Velaiutham
;
Nor Azizah Aziz
;
Shueh Lin Lim
;
Chong Hui Khaw
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Hypertriglyceridemia;
insulin;
non-diabetic;
coronary artery disease
- MeSH:
Hypertriglyceridemia
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2015;70(4):249-250
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 54-year-old man with severe HTG
which did not respond to conventional anti lipid therapies.
He was treated with intravenous insulin and concurrent
dextrose infusions which led to a dramatic reduction in
serum triglyceride levels.
- Full text:P020150908406470599248.pdf
