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Hypercholesterolemia: Diagnosis
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Hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed by using a blood test. A blood specimen obtained after not eating or drinking anything (except water) for 12 hours. The fasting is done to determine the LDL and HDL cholesterol, which can only be determined accurately in a fasting state. Most experts agree on an acceptable limit for LDL cholesterol as 130 mg/dL. Total cholesterol of under 200 mg/dL for is thought to be in an acceptable range.
— L. Fleming Fallon, Jr., MD, DrPH
