Piccolo Lipid Panel

Piccolo Lipid Panel

The Piccolo® Lipid Panel*, used with the Piccolo® blood chemistry analyzer or the Piccolo Xpress® Chemistry analyzer, is intended for the in vitro quantitative determination of total cholesterol (CHOL), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and triglycerides (TRIG) in capillary (fingerstick) lithium heparinized whole blood, venous lithium heparinized whole blood, lithium heparinized plasma, or serum in a clinical laboratory setting or point-of-care location. From these determinations low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL), non-HDL cholesterol, and a total cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TC/H) are calculated by the analyzer. Lipid measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of lipid and lipoprotein disorders, atherosclerosis, various liver and renal diseases, diabetes mellitus, and other diseases involving lipid metabolism or various endocrine disorders.