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# lipid panel
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Cholesterol mg/dL to mmol/L: how to convert your lipid units
Convert cholesterol with divide by 38.67 and triglycerides with divide by 88.57, see a worked LDL example, and avoid the glucose divide-by-18 trap.
Triglyceride-to-HDL ratio: formula, ranges, and limits
Calculate the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio, understand what a higher result may suggest, and learn why it cannot replace the full lipid panel.
Non-HDL cholesterol calculation: formula and target ranges
Learn the non-HDL cholesterol formula, see worked examples, and understand why this simple value can add context when triglycerides are elevated.
Friedewald formula: how calculated LDL cholesterol works
The Friedewald LDL formula in mg/dL and mmol/L, how VLDL is estimated from triglycerides, how the Sampson equation and direct LDL differ, and when the estimate stops being reliable.