Basic metabolic panel

A basic metabolic panel (BMP) is a set of seven or eight blood chemical tests.

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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:
  • sodium ^[2]
  • potassium ^[3]
  • chloride ^[4]
  • bicarbonate or CO₂ ^[5]

• blood urea nitrogen (BUN) ^[6]

• creatinine ^[7]

• glucose ^[8]

Calcium is often considered part of the BMP,^[9][10] though, by definition, it is not part of the CHEM-7.

Reporting

These lab values are often listed in a standard grid:

Glucose (and sometimes calcium) are listed to the right of this grid, but there is greater variation in how these values are reported.

See also

• blood test
• reference ranges for common blood tests
• comprehensive metabolic panel

References

1. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003462
2. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003481
3. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003484
4. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003485
5. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003469
6. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003474
7. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003475
8. ^ MedlinePlus Encyclopedia 003482
9. ^ BASIC METABOLIC PANEL, SERUM. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
10. ^ Basic Metabolic Panel-Topic Overview. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.