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The Correct Answer: D) Lipoprotein profile
A lipoprotein profile will report your total cholesterol, LDL
cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Triglyceride is
another form of fat in your blood. It also raises your risk of heart
disease, but it doesn't stick to artery walls the way LDL does. If
you're scheduled for a lipoprotein profile, be sure not to eat or drink
anything for nine to 12 hours before you have the blood drawn. Fasting
isn't required before a simpler cholesterol test that measures only
total and HDL cholesterol. Doctors sometimes use the total and HDL
cholesterol test as a less-expensive way to screen for high cholesterol
in younger people who have no apparent risk factors for heart disease.
If the total and HDL cholesterol test shows a total cholesterol of 200
milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or greater, or an HDL level of less
than 40 mg/dL, you'll need to follow up with a complete lipoprotein
profile.
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