<a href="https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/3c29ff8ecbb20415ed096fa1c065a896_Generic.jpg"><img align="right" border="0" src="https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/3c29ff8ecbb20415ed096fa1c065a896_S.jpg" alt="new-ways-to-manage-high-triglycerides-in-children" /></a><p>In recent years, endocrinologists at Children’s of Alabama have seen a drastic increase in the number of young patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia—extremely elevated triglyceride levels that can pose serious health risks if left untreated. To address this, Ambika Ashraf, M.D., was selected to join a group of leading national experts in developing a new framework and tool for managing the condition. In this episode, she describes the challenges of hypertriglyceridemia for patients and clinicians and explains how the new framework and tool can help.</p> <p>You can find the tool here: <a class="text-blue underline focus-visible" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="https://www.lipid.org/nla/north-american-familial-chylomicronemia-calculator-or-nafcs-scoring-tool" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.lipid.org/nla/north-american-familial-chylomicronemia-calculator-or-nafcs-scoring-tool</a></p>