This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA: Welcome back to The Cribsiders. This is a Medscape video recap of one of our podcast episodes. For those of you who don't know us, on our pediatric medicine podcast, we interview leading experts to bring you practice-changing knowledge and answer lingering questions about clinical topics in pediatric medicine. Chris, what episode are we reviewing today?
Christopher J. Chiu, MD: It was a great one —The Good, the Bad, and the Fasting: Dyslipidemia with Dr Stephen Daniels, who is a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He taught us about screening for obesity-related dyslipidemia in children, the prevalence of familial dyslipidemia, when to order fasting lipid panels, and how to feel comfortable about starting a statin in a child.
Berk: I thought this was a great episode as well. It's something that is often overlooked in primary care pediatric offices. When we're talking about high cholesterol in kids, when should we be thinking about this and when should we be screening?
Chiu:The way he described it — and a great way to think about it — was that we should screen once before and once after puberty.
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Statins for Kids: When to Pull the Trigger
Christopher J. Chiu, MD; Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA
DisclosuresMay 05, 2022
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA: Welcome back to The Cribsiders. This is a Medscape video recap of one of our podcast episodes. For those of you who don't know us, on our pediatric medicine podcast, we interview leading experts to bring you practice-changing knowledge and answer lingering questions about clinical topics in pediatric medicine. Chris, what episode are we reviewing today?
Christopher J. Chiu, MD: It was a great one —The Good, the Bad, and the Fasting: Dyslipidemia with Dr Stephen Daniels, who is a professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He taught us about screening for obesity-related dyslipidemia in children, the prevalence of familial dyslipidemia, when to order fasting lipid panels, and how to feel comfortable about starting a statin in a child.
Berk: I thought this was a great episode as well. It's something that is often overlooked in primary care pediatric offices. When we're talking about high cholesterol in kids, when should we be thinking about this and when should we be screening?
Chiu:The way he described it — and a great way to think about it — was that we should screen once before and once after puberty.
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Christopher J. Chiu, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Ohio State University School of Medicine; Lead Physician, General Internal Medicine, Ohio State Outpatient Care East; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Disclosure: Christopher J. Chiu, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Disclosure: Justin L. Berk, MD, MPH, MBA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.