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Health Screening Recommendations

If you are having a health screening, and you get results of your screening, you can use the guidelines below to follow-up with your doctor.

Recommendations for when a participant should follow-up with their doctor in 24 hours for the following values:

Blood Pressure >160/>100
Total cholesterol >300
LDL-cholesterol >250
Triglycerides  >1000
Glucose     >150
Hemoglobin A1c > 8

Recommendations for when a participant should follow-up with their doctor in 1 week for the following values:

Blood Pressure >150/90
Total cholesterol >250
LDL-cholesterol >200
Triglycerides  >400
Glucose     > 130
Hemoglobin A1c > 7.5
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