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Basic Metabolic Panel BMP

Method(s)

Ion Selective Electrode, Spectrophotometry

Components

Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, Glucose, BUN, Calcium, Creatinine, BUN/Creatinine Ratio, Anion Gap, eGFR

Collect

One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: lithium heparinized plasma.

Transport

1 mL serum at 2-8ºC.

Remarks

Collect specimen in SST tube or lithium heparin tube (light green top tube)

Stability

Refrigerated: 3 days (GLU)

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimens collected in sodium heparin tube (dark green top tube)

Schedule

Daily-24 hours per day

Billing Code

1010010

CPTCode

80048


Component	Reference Interval
Sodium	136 - 145 mmol/L
Potassium	3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L
Chloride	98 - 107 mmol/L
CO2	20 - 31 mmol/L
Glucose	15 years and older: 70 - 99 mg/dL 29 days - 14 years: 65 - 99 mg/dL 0 - 28 days: 40 - 99 mg/dL
BUN	9 - 23 mg/dL
Creatinine	Male: 0.70 - 1.30 mg/dL Female: 0.55 - 1.02 mg/dL
Calcium	8.3 - 10.6 mg/dL
Anion Gap	7 - 16 mmol/L
BUN/Creatinine Ratio	10 - 20 ratio