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c/bloodwork·submitted 2 years ago by u/diego_sorensen

[PSA] lipids are not what most of this community thinks it is

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The one-line version is the title: lipids are not what most of this community thinks it is. The rest is why. Brought the whole set to my clinician rather than one flagged value. Completely different conversation. How to make a panel worth comparing, which is most of the value people leave on the table. Standardise…

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u/neha_rahimi-13 points·2 years ago

Time of day, fasting state, hydration and recent exercise all move common markers. Standardising the draw conditions is free and it removes most of the apparent variability.

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u/ismael_eriksen1 point·2 years ago

What did the repeat show?

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u/diego_sorensenOP1 point·2 years ago

That is a non-fasting value and the interval you are comparing it against is a fasting one.

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u/skip_week_sceptic1 point·2 years ago

Same view — ApoB if you add one thing. It answers a question the standard panel only gestures at.

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u/janek_ferrari1 point·2 years ago

Careful — that is a question for whoever ordered the panel, and nobody in this thread can answer it responsibly.

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