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PUTTING ME ON STATINS...SHOULD I / SHOULDN’T I?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 2145002" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>In my humble opinion, in order to arrive at the total cholesterol, the lab must know what the triglycerides are and from this they estimate the LDL. (the LDL is normally estimated in the UK unless directly requested to measure it, which is highly unlikely). It is your doctor that decided not to request the full breakdown, for whatever reason, presumably cost. You can certainly request the full lipid panel. In fact, I would insist on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 2145002, member: 94045"] In my humble opinion, in order to arrive at the total cholesterol, the lab must know what the triglycerides are and from this they estimate the LDL. (the LDL is normally estimated in the UK unless directly requested to measure it, which is highly unlikely). It is your doctor that decided not to request the full breakdown, for whatever reason, presumably cost. You can certainly request the full lipid panel. In fact, I would insist on it. [/QUOTE]
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