Lipid Panel (MHD1406)

Use:

This profile includes tests that help evaluate heart health and assess the risk for developing heart problems in the future. 

Recommended For:

It is recommended that healthy adults with no other risk factors for heart disease be tested with a fasting lipid profile once every four to six years. Risk factors for heart disease include:

• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol
• Diabetes and prediabetes
• Smoking
• Being overweight or obese
• Being physically inactive
• Having a family history of early heart disease
• Having a history of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy
• Unhealthy diet
• Age (55 or older) 

Includes:

• Cholesterol
• Triglycerides
• Direct high density lipoprotein
• Calculated low density lipoprotein
• Non-HDL cholesterol
• Cholesterol/HDL ratio

If any of the tests in this package show you are at risk for heart disease, you should follow up with a health care provider. 

Preparation:

You should not eat or drink anything except water for 12-14 hours before this test.

Test Processing:

1 day