title: PURLs: skip this step when checking lipid levels.
abstract: Although most guidelines recommend that patients fast before lipid testing, this study found no difference between fasting and nonfasting testing for predicting mortality.
authors: North Memorial Family Medicine Residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Wootten
authors: University of Chicago Department of Family Medicine, USA.
authors: Debra B
authors: DB
authors: Stulberg
authors: North Memorial Family Medicine Residency, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
authors: Shailendra
authors: S
authors: Prasad
authors: Rush-Copley Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Rowland
mesh_terms: D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids