It would be interesting to know how, and what tool, the CAA use to interpret the results, and what they actually do with them.
Reasons why we measure cholesterol/lipids: in order of importance
1) To predict risk of future disease-a non fasting test result in isolation of other factors is a bit like trying to predict the weather on may bank holiday, by looking a todays wind speed. Even when other factors are taken into consideration, the process is haphazard.
2) To make GP's look as if there doing something worthwhile and measurable-personally, I'd rather have a doc that looked at me rather than his computer
3) So nurses like me get to look clever-we get to use big words. And understand them.
4) So labs get to use their fancy machines-
5) To monitor patients on lipid lowering therapy- (anyone care to answer why?)
'Spose I'd like to add,
To stop patients dying of heart disease and strokes but I don't know where to put it in the list, perhaps others could advise.
