Basic Metabolic Panel METABOLIC

Synonyms

BMP
Metabolic
BM

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Basic Metabolic Panel

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Basic Metabolic Panel

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Gold-top tube or Mint Green (Li Hep) Tubes
Specimen:  1 mL of serum or plasma
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
Collection Instructions: 
After collecting blood in tube mix well by inverting tube gently 10 times. For gold-top tubes let blood stand for at least 30 minutes so blood will clot and then centrifuge. For mint green-top tubes mix blood well and centrifuge immediately. Do not open tubes – Avoid exposure of specimen to atmosphere.

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

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

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

80048

PDM

5302000

Result Interpretation

See individual test listings.

Forms