Clinic Orientation Practice Exam

General Health 2 Parker Panel has which test in it in place of thyroid testing?

Vitamin B12 Panel Thyroid Panel Lipid profile instead of thyroid Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Correct Answer:

Lipid profile instead of thyroid

Explanation:

In this general health screening, the focus is on cardiovascular risk, so thyroid testing is replaced with a lipid panel. A lipid panel checks cholesterol and triglyceride levels (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides), which are key indicators of heart disease risk and commonly used to guide prevention efforts. Because thyroid testing is not as central to routine screening for most people, this particular panel opts for lipids instead. The other options don’t fit the swap described: a Vitamin B12 panel looks at nutritional status, a full thyroid panel would duplicate thyroid testing rather than replace it, and a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel covers different organ systems and isn’t the substitution here.

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