Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (808 page)

   Use

   To determine risk of heart disease and atherosclerosis. LDL-C is calculated when ordered in combination with total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides as a lipid profile.

   Interpretation

Increased In

   Familial hypercholesterolemia

   Nephrotic syndrome

   Hepatic disease

   Hepatic obstruction

   Chronic renal failure

   Hyperlipidemia types II and III

   DM

Decreased In

   Abetalipoproteinemia

   Hyperthyroidism

   Tangier disease

   Hypolipoproteinemia