The advanced lipid profile provides a more comprehensive assessment of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk than standard lipid panel measurements
Specimen Sources
Blood, ArterialBlood, CapillaryBlood, Central LineBlood, Venous
Specimen Types
Blood
Container
Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions
Container/Tube: Gold top tube Specimen: 4 mL serum (2 ml min)
Collection Instructions The assay manufacturer Beckman Coulter advises: "N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), when administered in therapeutic concentrations (for the treatment of acetaminophen overdose), has been...determined to interfere with assays for... Cholesterol, Uric Acid" where "NAC interference may lead to falsely low results." According to Beckman Coulter, the NAC interference should be insignificant by 12 hours after completion of the initial loading dose of an IV infusion treatment regimen consisting of an initial loading dose of 150 mg/kg administered over 1 hour, a second dose of 50 mg/kg administered over 4 hours and a third dose of 100 mg/kg administered over 16 hours.
Patient Preparation If a Cholesterol measurement is to be performed along with Triglycerides, but not part of a Lipid Panel, then the patient should be fasting 9-12 hours prior to collection. If the Cholesterol is ordered as part of a Lipid Panel, then a fasting sample is not required.
Specimen Volume
4 mL serum (2 ml min)
Transport Instructions
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 15 days
Includes: Cardio IQ® Cholesterol, Total; Cardio IQ® HDL Cholesterol; Cardio IQ® Triglycerides; Cardio IQ® Non-HDL and Calculated Components; Cardio IQ® Lipoprotein Fractionation, Ion Mobility; Cardio IQ® Apolipoprotein B; Cardio IQ® Lipoprotein (a) If Triglyceride is >400 mg/dL, then Cardio IQ® Direct LDL will be performed at an additional charge
Days Performed
Monday - Friday TAT: 5 - 8 Days
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly
CPT
80061 83704 82172 83695
PDM
1759390
Only Orderable at Locations:
Orderable Everywhere
Results
Component Name
Base Name
Common Name
External Name
LDL CALCULATED
LDLCALC
LDL CALC
LDL Cholesterol (Calc)
CHOLESTEROL/HDL RATIO
CHOLHDL
CHOLESTEROL HDL RATIO
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
LDL PARTICLE NUMBER
LDLPARTNUM
LDL PARTICLE NUMBER
LDL Particle Number
LDL SMALL
LDLSML
LDL SMALL
LDL Small
LDL MEDIUM
LDLMED
LDL MEDIUM
LDL Medium
HDL LARGE
HDLL
HDL LARGE
HDL Large
LDL PATTERN
LDLPAT
LDL PATTERN
LDL Pattern
LDL PEAK SIZE
LDLPKSZ
LDL PEAK SIZE
LDL Peak Size
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL RESULT
CHOL
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL RESULT
Cholesterol, Total
HDL CHOLESTEROL, SERUM
HDL
HDL
HDL Cholesterol
TRIGLYCERIDES RESULT
TRIG
TRIGLYCERIDES
Triglycerides
NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL
LDL
NON HDL CHOL LDL VLDL
Non-HDL Cholesterol
APOLIPOPROTEIN B RESULT
APOLIPOB
APOLIPOPROTEIN B RESULT
Apolipoprotein B
LIPOPROTEIN (A)
LIPOA
LIPOPROTEIN A
Lipoprotein (a)
Result Interpretation
See Laboratory Report
This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics.
It has not been cleared or approved by FDA. This assay has been validated pursuant to the CLIA regulations and