Total cholesterol and HDL Cholesterol are common blood tests performed in health and wellness screening programs for heart disease. Hospital out-patient programs, screening firms, employers, community health programs and others frequently conduct these events, often on dozens or even hundreds of people per event. However, until now the only options for screeners have been to use a slow (5 or more minutes) CLIA-waived method to get both results from a single finger stick, or to test for both parameters separately. This would require using two analyzers or essentially taking two tests, resulting in more time used. The new CHOL + GLU strip greatly simplifies and speeds the process, a great advantage in high volume screening events.

HDL + Total Chol works only on the Cardio Chek PA Analyzers. Accuracy is comparable to other methods and cost per test is less.