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