Lipid Panel with Total Cholesterol:HDL Ratio LabCorp

This Lipid Panel helps assess your cholesterol levels, which is crucial for understanding your risk for heart disease and stroke, especially given your symptoms and family history.

Finding the cause(s) of:

• Diabetes: High cholesterol can be associated with diabetes, and this panel helps evaluate your lipid profile which can be affected by blood sugar levels.
• Family history: Knowing your cholesterol levels is important if you have a family history of heart disease, as high cholesterol can be hereditary.
• Heart disease risk: This panel directly measures cholesterol levels, key factors in assessing your overall risk for developing heart disease.
• High cholesterol: This panel is the primary way to determine if you have high cholesterol levels, which can contribute to various health issues.
• Obesity: Obesity can impact cholesterol levels, and this panel helps identify if your weight is contributing to high cholesterol.
• Stroke risk: High cholesterol contributes to plaque buildup in arteries, increasing stroke risk, which this panel helps evaluate.