Lipid Panel: What It Is and Why You Need to Fast Beforehand

Interpreting Your Thyroid Blood Test Results

𝐃𝐫.𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢 | 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 & 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄 on Instagram: "🧪 Lipid Profile : Your Patient’s Cardiometabolic Snapshot 🔹 A standard lipid panel typically includes: • Total Cholesterol • LDL-C (Low-density lipoprotein – “bad cholesterol”) • HDL-C (High-density lipoprotein – “good cholesterol”) • Triglycerides (TG) • VLDL (Calculated: TG/5) 🔹 Normal Values (High Yield) • Total Cholesterol: 40 (M) / > 50 (F) • Triglycerides: 500 mg/dL) → pancreatitis risk. • Non-HDL cholesterol = Total cho