MLT Registration Practice Questions - Medical Laboratory Technologists Board Of Hong Kong Registration Assessment Exam

Under which of the following circumstances is the Friedewald equation for calculating LDL cholesterol invalid?

When the patient's HDL cholesterol is less than 35 mg/dL When the total cholesterol level exceeds 300 mg/dL When the triglyceride level is greater than 400 mg/dL (or 4.52 mmol/L) When the patient is on active statin therapy

Correct Answer:

When the triglyceride level is greater than 400 mg/dL (or 4.52 mmol/L)

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