Specimen must arrive within 2 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Fasting-overnight (10-12 hour). Allow specimen to clot for 30 minutes. Spin specimen in centrifuge. If there is a delay in transport of ≥2 hours, send specimen refrigerated.
| Profile Information: | |
| Cholesterol | Triglycerides |
| High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) | VLDL, Calculated |
| LDL, Calculated | |
Note: Also order LIPDLD Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Direct, Serum when Triglycerides are >400 mg/dL.
LDL
Optimal: <100 mg/dL
Near to above optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
Borderline high: 130-159 mg/dL
High: 160-189 mg/dL
Very high: >190 mg/dL
VLDL: 0-30 mg/dL
See individual test listings for other reference values.
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