What is the definition or description of: lipid?

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Answer 1

Fats: Lipids are fats. A common example of lipids refer to blood fats - cholesterol and triglycerides (tg). These lipids are carried in the circulation by various lipoprotein particles such as tg rich vldl and cholesterol rich LDL and hdl. Tg is used to estimate vldl concentration, while the cholesterol carried in LDL and HDL (ldl-c and hdl-c) is used to estimate LDL and HDL particle concentrations.

Answer 2

Lipids: Are fats that are found in the blood stream.

Answer 3

Cholesterol Test: The standard lipid panel measures levels of blood cholesterol and triglycerides (tg). These lipids are carried in the circulation by various lipoprotein particles such as tg rich vldl and cholesterol rich LDL and hdl. Tg is used to estimate vldl concentration, while the cholesterol carried in LDL and HDL (ldl-c and hdl-c) is used to estimate LDL and HDL particle concentrations.

Answer 4

"cholesterol" test: A lipid panel is a set of blood tests, measuring total cholesterol, and the subcomponents of blood lipids including high-density lipoproteins (hdl), low-density lipoproteins (ldl), and very-low density lipoproteins (vldl). Your physician can get a clearer picture of your risks for heart attack and ischemic stroke when he/she has all that information.

Answer 5

Fats vs Lipoproteins: The lipid panel=measurements of cholesterol, triglycerides & Apo-A (of HDL particles) to estimate cholesterol within both High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) & Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) particles in water outside cells. It does not measure actual LDL or HDL particle concentrations, the key issue driving arterial disease: heart attack, stroke & peripheral arterial disease. See: http://goo.gl/NmdIfm

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