Xanthelasma Is a Skin Condition That Should Alert the Clinician

question 55

Multiple Choice

Xanthelasma is a skin condition that should alert the clinician to _________________ in a patient.

• A) Familial hyperlipidemia
• B) Type 2 diabetes
• C) Congenital heart disease
• D) Peripheral arterial disease

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Definitions:

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