Total cholesterol

• The test material is blood.
• About 30 minutes before the test, it is recommended to consume water or bitter (unsweetened) tea.
• The patient must be fasting, at least 12 hours after eating the last meal, unless otherwise instructed by the doctor (e.g., performing the test after a meal)
• Only plain water or bitter (unsweetened) tea can be drunk before the test.
• Do not drink coffee, flavored water, cola light/ cola "zero" drinks, energy drinks, juices.
• Do not eat meals, snacks, fruits, vegetables, breath freshening candies, chew gum, smoke cigarettes.

• For children under 3 years of age, it is recommended to draw blood from half to one hour after feeding.

• For children under 3 years of age, it is recommended to draw blood from half to one hour after feeding.

Before taking blood, avoid eating excessive fat, before not taking cholesterol-lowering drugs.

Cholesterol is an essential component of the cell membrane. Some hormones and bile acids are formed on its basis. It is included in the composition of gallstones. Cholesterol is produced mainly in the liver. It is deposited on the walls of vessels, causing atherosclerosis. In the blood as >HDL and >LDL - cholesterol.
Importance of cholesterol testing: assessment of fat metabolism, assessment of atherosclerosis risk, analysis of the composition of gallstones (examination of deposits).
Abnormal values: overweight, metabolic disorders, family tendencies.
Elevated cholesterol values occur, for example: in diseases of the liver, pancreas, kidneys, obesity, hypothyroidism, diabetes, during pregnancy, primary and secondary hyperlipidemias.

The test is performed using the spectrophotometric method.
Ordering the test implies consent to perform it using this test method.

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