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Specimen Requirements
Patient Preparation: Fasting is preferred (10-14 hours).
Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Acceptable: Red top, serum gel
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
Stability
2 days Refrigerated
Reference Range
See individual test listings.
Instrumentation
Siemens Dimension EXL
Methodology
Panel Information
| Cholesterol Level | Triglyceride Level |
| AHDL | calculated LDL |
The LDL is calculated using the Sampson Equation listed below:
Non-HDL Cholesterol = Total Cholesterol - HDL Cholesterol
LDL Cholesterol = (Total Cholesterol / 0.948) - (HDL Cholesterol / 0.971) - ((Triglycerides / 8.56) + (Triglycerides * Non-HDL Cholesterol / 2140) - (Triglycerides2 / 16100)) - 9.44
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Daily / Same day / Available STAT
CPT (s)
80061