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Total cholesterol
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- Amount of cholesterol in blood, including LDL & HDL
2
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Lipid Panel
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- TC, LDL, HDL & triglycerides
- Assessment of lipid disorders
3
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Glucose
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- Screening & assessment of tx for DM
- A1C or CBG
- Can be checked in urine
- Glucose tolerance test
4
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Albumin/ total protein
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- Protein malnutrition/ malabsorption
- Indication of liver disease
- Increased in DM, glomerular disease
5
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Electrolyte panel
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- Part of CMP
- Indication of electrolyte imbalances
6
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Plasma vitamin assays
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- Commonly Vit D, folate & B12
- Determine malabsorption deficiencies
7
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Urine sodium
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- Evaluation of salt in the diet
- Hypo: volume depletion, SIADH
- Hyper: AKI, DM
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