Sample type: Serum

Test name: HDL Cholesterol a.k.a. good cholesterol

Condition / Indication: Lipid disorders

Special precautions & notes: None.

Reference range: Ideally > 1.0 mmol/L. For guidance on hyperlipidaemia treatment guidelines and monitoring patients on lipid lowering therapy please see advice on Remedy (link below)

Container: Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): 5 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Section: Automated Laboratory

Turnaround time: Hospital patients 4 hours; GP patients 24 hours

remedy.bnssg.icb.nhs.uk/media/5348/bnssg-lipid-guidance-v33.pdf