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Health Encyclopedia: High Cholesterol Diagnosis And Testing
- High Cholesterol Diagnosis and Testing
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Diagnosis
A blood test for cholesterol should include the entire lipoprotein profile: LDL, total cholesterol, HDL, and triglycerides. It is very difficult to measure LDL levels by themselves, but LDL levels can be reliably calculated using total cholesterol and HDL levels.
To obtain a reliable cholesterol reading, experts advise:
- Avoid strenuous exercise for 24 hours before the test.
- Do not eat or drink anything but water for 12 hours beforehand.
- If the test results are abnormal, a second test should...
Expert & Community Posts
Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...mg/dl. By conventional standards, not too bad. Reading about the heart health benefits of... Read more »
Triglycerides and Neuropathy
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...blood fat that we have. The common blood test for triglycerides -- a well-known heart risk... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...interchangeably to order the same set of labs. To make reading this easier, I'm going to use... Read more »
Diabetes Awareness Month: Understanding the Link Between Heart Disease and Diabetes
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...year. Also, if you monitor your bloods at home your readings should be between 90 - 130mg/dL... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 1 Diabetes: Diagnosis - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
...Type 1 diabetes patients with microalbuminuria, on the other hand, usually have normal blood pressure readings in the doctor's office. A 2002 study using home monitors, however, found that in type... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...now used in more cases.Keep Blood Pressure Low. People in normal health should have a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg or less. According to the latest guidelines, blood pressure readings of... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...now used in more cases.Keep Blood Pressure Low. People in normal health should have a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg or less. According to new guidelines, blood pressure readings of 120/80... Read more »Diabetes Diet: General Dietary Guidelines
...levels of 110 - 150 mg/dLIn general, patients who are tightly controlling glucose levels need to take readings four or more times a day. Blood glucose levels are generally more stable in type 2... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...determine the specific requirements for a meal plan based on carbohydrate grams:Multiple blood glucose readings (taken several times a day)The time of mealsAmount in grams of all the carbohydrates... Read more »Images
Medications
...condition worsens (e.g., your routine blood pressure readings increase or your chest pain occurs... Read more »
...diet to help lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and fats (triglycerides) in the blood while raising... Read more »
Related News
Another Link to Metabolic Syndrome
May 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The small portion of LDL (bad cholesterol) that undergoes oxidation may be one of the causes of metabolic syndrome, a cluster... Read summary »
Computers Detect Breast Cancer
November 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows when a computer-aided detection system is used in breast cancer screening, it detects cancer as effectively... Read summary »
Reading Troubles Connected to Glaucoma
February 27, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trouble reading may be pointing to more than aging eyes. New... Read summary »
Reducing Cholesterol
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats.... Read summary »
Where a Mammography is Done Makes a Difference
June 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) With all of the factors that have been studied to determine what's involved in evaluating the accuracy of breast cancer screening,... Read summary »
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