Thursday 28 October 2010

MRCP revision battle 36.6: Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome (AKA syndrome X) is a combination of disorders that increase a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease/diabetes.



It is defined as:
  • central obesity (= waist >94cm in europeans) OR BMI >30 
  • PLUS 2 of the following 4:
    • triglycerides >1.7
    • low HDL
    • BP >130/85
    • fasting glucose >5.6 or type 2 DM


Metabolic syndrome is associated with:
  • raised uric acid levels
  • non-alcoholic fatty liver
  • PCOS


Now for the final battle of the day, phaeochromocytoma...