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Lipid Profile Reference Ranges
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Back To: Clinician on FHIR - May 2017 Madrid, Spain
- Serum triglyceride levels (Source: Medscape):
- Less than 100 mg/dL - Optimal
- 101-150 mg/dL - Normal
- 150-199 mg/dL - Borderline
- 200-499 mg/dL - High
- 500 mg/dL or higher - Very high
- Total Serum Cholesterol (Source: WebMD):
- Desirable: Less than 200 mg/dL
- Borderline high: 200-239 mg/dL
- High: Over 240 mg/dL
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) (Source: WedMD):
- Optimal: Less than 100 mg/dL
- Near optimal: 100-129 mg/dL
- Borderline high: 130-159 mg/dL
- High: 160-189 mg/dL
- Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) (Source: WebMD):
- Normal VLDL levels range from 5 - 40 mg/dL
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (Source: WebMD):
- 60 mg/dL or higher - Good
- below 40 mg/dL - at risk
