lipid profile

lipid profile
Fat is a source of energy
Carries some vitamins
Helps make hormones
Helps make cell membranes
Lubricates some body parts
Fats are carried wrapped in lipoproteins
Triglycerides most common, then cholesterol
lipid
Cholesterol

HDL (good cholesterol)

Ratio

LDL (bad cholesterol)

Triglycerides
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Small lipoproteins (LDL or VLDL) carry fat from liver to rest of body
Too much of these cause fat build-up on walls of arteries

liver fuction test:
High enzymes can signal liver damage
(meds, hepatitis, alcohol, drugs)
ALT (SGPT)
AST (SGOT)
Bilirubin yellow fluid produced when RBC’s break down
(liver disease; indinavir and atazanavir can elevate bili)
Alkaline Phosphatase
LDH
other tests:

Albumin:

major protein in blood
maintains balance in cells;carries nutrients;can affect other lab tests

Erythrocte Sedimentation Rate:
how quickly RBC’s settle in a tube of blood; high sed rate=inflammation
kidney function test
Blood Urea Nitrogen
(BUN)
nitrogen in blood
waste that is normally removed by kidneys
Creatinine
waste product; most direct sign of kidney function