Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Hi Sue, ratio could be either LDL/HDL (<2.5), total cholesterol/HDL (<4), or, probably less likely, Triglycerides/HDL (<2). all the best Sabine cholesterol test > I've a patient coming to see me tomorrow for first follow up, who rang this evening to give me the results of her cholesterol test in advance of her appt. She originally came to see me with sleep maintanance problems and with wanting to come off sleeping tablets, this is going well and she's feeling positive. Her total cholesterol is 6.3 with a ratio of 3:2. I just can't find my notes about interpreting the ratio, is it total cholesterol to HDL? -can anyone just shed light on this for me so that I can talk to her about it tomorrow. Am planning to order the book that was recommended on the list recently about cholesterol - need to be armed with research info, particularly after this weeks news headlines re high dose statins!! > Regards > Sue Salmon > Huddersfield > ---------- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.3/281 - Release Date: 14/03/2006 > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Posted March 16, 2006 Hi Sue, for what its worth, high cholesterol goes with hypothyroidism and used to be treated years ago with thyroxine. Night sedation and various antidepressants contain molecules which compete with iodine on thryoid receptors. A good website is www.thyroiduk.org best wishes, hilary > Message Received: Mar 16 2006, 09:25 AM > From: " Sabine Hiller " > To: ukherbal-list > Cc: > Subject: Re: cholesterol test > > Hi Sue, > ratio could be either LDL/HDL (<2.5), total cholesterol/HDL (<4), or, > probably less likely, Triglycerides/HDL (<2). > all the best > Sabine > cholesterol test > > > > I've a patient coming to see me tomorrow for first follow up, who rang > this evening to give me the results of her cholesterol test in advance of > her appt. She originally came to see me with sleep maintanance problems and > with wanting to come off sleeping tablets, this is going well and she's > feeling positive. Her total cholesterol is 6.3 with a ratio of 3:2. I just > can't find my notes about interpreting the ratio, is it total cholesterol to > HDL? -can anyone just shed light on this for me so that I can talk to her > about it tomorrow. Am planning to order the book that was recommended on the > list recently about cholesterol - need to be armed with research info, > particularly after this weeks news headlines re high dose statins!! > > Regards > > Sue Salmon > > Huddersfield > > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.2.3/281 - Release Date: 14/03/2006 > > > > > > Quote
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