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Blood chemistry tests
Introduction
A basic metabolic panel (BMP) is a set of seven or eight blood chemical tests.
Components
Components
The version with seven tests is also known as “CHEM-7”.[1] The seven parts of a CHEM-7 include tests for:
- Four electrolytes:
- blood urea nitrogen (BUN) [6]
Calcium is often considered part of the BMP,[9][10][11] though, by definition, it is not part of the CHEM-7.
Reporting
Reporting
These lab values are often listed in a standard grid:
| Na+ | Cl- | BUN |
| K+ | CO2 | creatinine |
Glucose (and sometimes calcium) are listed to the right of this grid, but there is greater variation in how these values are reported.
References
References
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003462
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003481
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003484
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003485
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003469
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003474
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003475
- ↑ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003482
- ↑ “BASIC METABOLIC PANEL, SERUM”. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ↑ “Basic Metabolic Panel-Topic Overview”. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ↑ “Basic Metabolic Panel”. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
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