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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
Walk-in urgent care with no appointment needed.
Serving as your child's primary doctor's office.
Pediatric specialty consultations available closer to home.
A full range of comprehensive services all under one roof.
Connect with providers from the comfort of your own home.
With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: cholesterol test.
A cholesterol screening is a blood test that measures your levels of different types of cholesterol. These include total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglycerides.
You may need to avoid food, drink and certain medications for 9 to 12 hours before the test.
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Cholesterol screening at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is frequently done as a good measure of overall health and also as a test for diagnosing certain diseases. Universal cholesterol screening is recommended at 9-11 years of age and at 17-21 years of age. (National Institute of Health, Expert Panel report– 2012).
Reviewed by: Danyal M Khan, MD
This page was last updated on: May 27, 2020 10:35 AM
Our pediatric clinic is devoted to treating children and young adults with complex lipid disorders and parental history for early onset heart attack or stroke.
When more than 5 percent of a person's liver mass develops increased fat accumulation, this is known as fatty liver disease.
Liver disease, often in the form of liver damage known as cirrhosis, and portal hypertension tend to go hand in hand.