Basic Metabolic Profile*
Additional Codes
BMP
Chem 7
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
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Available STAT
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Methodology
| Profile Information: | |
| Calcium | Glucose |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | Potassium |
| Chloride | Sodium |
| Creatinine | Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80048
Normal Reference Values
See individual test listings.
Critical Values
See individual test listing