Lipid Test Analyzer: Understand Your Cholesterol Results

To use this tool, you’ll need:
The name of the lipid test
Your performance on the numerical test as reported on the lab report.
You must not be a unit-puncher–we will do it to you.

Routine lipid examination is characterized by four measurements:
Total cholesterol
HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol.
LDL (low density lipoprotein) cholesterol.
Triglycerides
The doctors combine these values to determine the risk of cardiovascular risks in general and whether the lifestyle change is needed or medication.
In other cases, the scores may fall under a range of borderline. When that happens, additional lipid tests are able to assist in providing further information. Other sophisticated lipid markers including: can also be analyzed with the help of this analyzer.
Cholesterol-to-HDL ratio
Non-HDL cholesterol
Apolipoprotein B
Lipoprotein(a)
The test can be analysed individually. It is important to remember that cardiovascular risk is a multi-factorial phenomenon and your doctor will be best-placed to provide the results in the whole picture.
In order to get a more specific explanation of each test, get our guide:
Knowledge on the Different Lipid Panel Tests.

You wait a few days to be aware of your results after you have taken your blood test. You can obtain them by:
Contacting your doctor
Accessing your online patient portal in your laboratory.
Should there ever be any concern, then your doctor can schedule you follow up appointment in order to discuss the findings. You can use this tool either preceding that or following that discussion.
The reason is that your lab report will talk of having reference ranges that are not comparable to the ones provided by this analyzer is most likely due to the differences in the ranges of values. The scales applied in this case are within normal adult values. Where the inconsistency exists, refer to the reference ranges of your laboratory of testing.

After entering your test value, the analyzer will inform you about whether your value is low or optimal or it is high, what it is and why you require the test.
The instrument is adult friendly, and it can be applied to adults aged 18 years and above. The lipid reference ranges of children vary according to their age and therefore, the pediatric outcome should be explained with a health worker.

Every analysis procedure in this tool was developed by a board-certified cardiologist and the optimum reference range as per the optimum medical standards.
The information will be utilized in the form of education. It should not replace but just supplement the conversation with your doctor who may provide you with personal guidance based on your overall health.

We value your privacy. We do not save, store or record any test values inputted by you. Your analysis is not visible to anyone, and you will never be able to get the results in the future. You also may wish to have a copy of it, then we recommend you print your results.
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No. Through this aid, a human being does not receive medical consultation and is not diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. It cannot replace a professional medical service; it is just information based.

Your results can help you develop your knowledge of your risk factors and ask your doctor meaningful questions before you see him or her. Informed conversations result in healthy decision-making.
Further help could be obtained by downloading our Doctor Discussion Guide which includes terms and questions about the symptoms, causes, treatment and long term treatment of high lipid levels.