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Does a patient have to be fasting for a Total cholesterol or HDL?

April 26, 2017cholesterol fasting HDL patient total

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Does a patient have to be fasting for a Total cholesterol or HDL?

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No. It has been shown in the recent years that total cholesterol can range up and down 30mg/dL daily – unassociated with the fasting state. The daily variation shown is not greater than the variation from a recent diet. ANION GAP: Just as the body strives to maintain a 20:1 balance between bicarbonate and carbonic acid, the body tries to maintain electrolyte neutrality. The concentration of anions should equal the concentration of cations in the body. The measurement of this balance is by calculating the anion gap. This does not measure all anions or cations in the body, merely those of the highest concentration to significantly alter the balance.