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Basic Metabolic Profile*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Basic Metabolic Panel

Additional Codes

BMP

Chem 7

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Send specimen in original tube.

2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Normal Reference Values

See individual test listings.

Critical Values

See individual test listing

Day(s) Performed

Daily

 

Available STAT

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80048

Methodology

Profile Information:
Calcium Glucose
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Potassium
Chloride Sodium
Creatinine Urea Nitrogen (BUN)