Intended Use: The direct LDL cholesterol test is used to determine LDL levels in individuals with high triglyceride levels for which the Friedewald equation for calculating LDL-C from Total cholesterol, HDL-C and triglycerides cannot be used.
3. often Cabinet A body of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers. 4. Archaic A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.
Appointments Clause. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Appointments Clause, empowers the President of the United States to appoint certain public officials with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. This clause also allows lower-level officials to be appointed without the advice and consent process.