title: Updated guidelines for lipid screening in children and adolescents.
abstract: Elevated serum lipoproteins in childhood and adolescence are associated with health consequences and poor outcomes in adulthood. Universal screening, recommended in recent guidelines from the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute and supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, may help identify a significant number of children who would be missed by targeted screening.
authors: Taylor Howard is a 2014 graduate of the Marietta College PA program in Marietta, Ohio. She practices at Dermatology Centers, Inc., in southern West Virginia. John Grosel is an associate professor in the Marietta College PA program and practices radiology at Riverside Radiology and Interventional Associates, Inc. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors: Taylor
authors: T
authors: Howard
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Grosel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D054555:National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.) / Q000592:standards; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids