comprehensive metabolic panel

The CMP includes the eight tests of the basic metabolic panel (glucoseglucoseGLOO-kohsA simple sugar that is the body's main source of energy.gluc/o sweet, sugar-ose sugarFull entry Close, calciumcalciumKAL-see-umA mineral that builds bones and teeth and that nerves, muscles, the heart and blood clotting need to work.Full entry Close, sodiumsodiumSOH-dee-umA mineral in the blood that controls how water moves in the body and helps nerves and muscles work.Full entry Close, potassiumpotassiumpuh-TAS-ee-umA mineral in the blood that nerves and muscles, including the heart, need in order to work.Full entry Close, chloride, bicarbonate, blood urea nitrogenblood urea nitrogenblud yoo-REE-uh NY-truh-jenA blood test that measures urea nitrogen, a waste product made when the body breaks down protein.Full entry Close and creatininecreatininekree-AT-uh-neenA waste product of muscle that the kidneys remove from the blood; its blood level is used to measure how well the kidneys work.Full entry Close) plus six for the liver and protein status: albuminalbuminal-BYOO-minThe main protein in blood plasma, made by the liver, which holds fluid inside the blood vessels and carries drugs and hormones.Full entry Close, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. Each test has its own normal range.

Ask whether the client should fast before the draw (often 8 to 12 hours when glucose matters), and review the potassium, sodium, glucose and creatinine first when results come back.