What does TCHOL stand for?

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What does TCHOL stand for?

Explanation:
Total Cholesterol. It represents the sum of cholesterol carried by all lipoprotein particles in the blood. In a lipid panel you compare this with HDL and triglycerides, and LDL is often derived from TC using the Friedewald equation (LDL ≈ TC − HDL − TG/5), so TC equals LDL plus HDL plus an estimate of VLDL (TG/5). This makes TC a broad measure of total cholesterol in the bloodstream, not the cholesterol in a single particle type. The other options aren’t standard terms for this measurement.

Total Cholesterol. It represents the sum of cholesterol carried by all lipoprotein particles in the blood. In a lipid panel you compare this with HDL and triglycerides, and LDL is often derived from TC using the Friedewald equation (LDL ≈ TC − HDL − TG/5), so TC equals LDL plus HDL plus an estimate of VLDL (TG/5). This makes TC a broad measure of total cholesterol in the bloodstream, not the cholesterol in a single particle type. The other options aren’t standard terms for this measurement.

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