Lipid Profile Test

Why Get Tested?

The lipid profile test is expected to check for dyslipidemia side effects, it is additionally done to check grown-ups and youngsters who are chance inclined to high blood cholesterol worth and triglycerides. This happens in light of improvement of diabetes, hypertension or a coronary illness. This lipid profile test is likewise directed as a follow up to evaluate the treatment experienced and diet control program.
Your consultant may ask the patient to get a lipid profile done as a regular part of a health examination. Results from this test might be used to prevent, monitor, or diagnose various medical conditions. It may also be performed to evaluate the success of various treatments, or the effectiveness of drug therapies or lipid-lowering lifestyle changes.
The lipid profile test is expected to check for dyslipidemia side effects, it is additionally done to check grown-ups and youngsters who are chance inclined to high blood cholesterol worth and triglycerides. This happens in light of improvement of diabetes, hypertension or a coronary illness. This lipid profile test is likewise directed as a follow up to evaluate the treatment experienced and diet control program.

• Smoking And overweight
• Unhealthy diet
• Being physically inactive and not getting enough exercise
• If you are a male of 45 years or more or a female who is 50-55 years or more
• If you are suffering from hypertension
• Having a family history of premature heart diseases
• Pre-existing heart diseases
• If you’ve had a heart attack previously
• Having diabetes or pre-diabetes condition

A condition with high HDL level is considered as a "negative risk factor". Having significant levels of HDL take into consideration the removal of one risk factor. With kids and youths, it is prescribed to complete lipid profiles regularly.

What is being tested?

A lipid profile includes:

• Total cholesterol measures all the cholesterol in all the lipoprotein particles
• High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c) measures the cholesterol in hdl particles; often called "good cholesterol" because hdl-c takes up excess cholesterol and carries it to the liver for removal.
• Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c) calculates or measures the cholesterol in ldl particles; often called "bad cholesterol" because it deposits excess cholesterol in walls of blood vessels, which can contribute to atherosclerosis. Usually, the amount of ldl-c is calculated using the results of total cholesterol, hdl-c, and triglycerides.
• Triglycerides measures all the triglycerides in all the lipoprotein particles; most is in the very low-density lipoproteins (vldl).

Some other information may be reported as part of the lipid panel. These parameters are calculated from the results of the tests listed above.

• Very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C) calculated from triglycerides/5; this formula is based on the typical composition of VLDL particles.
• Non-HDL-C calculated from total cholesterol minus HDL-C
• Cholesterol/HDL ratio calculated ratio of total cholesterol to HDL-C

Need Of Test Preparation

Fasting for 9-12 hours (drinking water only, no food and beverages allowed) before having your blood drawn is required, but some healthcare practitioners allow non-fasting lipid testing. In particular, children, teens and young adults (ages 2 to 24) may have testing done without fasting. It is better to follow your instructor's advice.

Sample Required

A blood test is done by taking a sample by inserting a needle into a vein. In some cases a drop of blood is collected by puncturing the skin on a fingertip. This fingerstick test is ordinarily utilized when a chairside kit is utilized by a clinician.

When to Get Tested?

Screening when risk factors absent:

For adult-each 4 to 6 years;

For kids, youngsters and adult person,- one time between the ages of 9 and 11 and again between ages 17 and 21 years of age.

Monitoring: At regular intervals when you have risk factors, when prior results showed high risk levels, and/or to monitor effectiveness of treatment of diseases.