The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) is a blood test that includes 18 key measurements used to evaluate metabolism, kidney function, liver function, electrolyte balance, and overall organ health. It provides a broad snapshot of how multiple body systems are functioning together.
This panel is commonly ordered for routine health screening, monitoring chronic conditions, and evaluating symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, dehydration, abdominal pain, or abnormal laboratory findings. CMP results help clinicians assess nutritional status, hydration, liver and kidney health, and metabolic balance.
The panel includes 18 tests:
Glucose: Measures blood sugar levels
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN): Assesses kidney function and protein metabolism
Creatinine: Evaluates kidney filtration function
Sodium: Regulates fluid balance and nerve function
Potassium: Essential for heart and muscle function
Chloride: Helps maintain fluid and acid–base balance
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Reflects acid–base balance
Calcium: Important for bone, muscle, nerve, and heart health
Total Protein: Measures overall protein levels in the blood
Albumin: Reflects nutritional status and liver function
Globulin: Includes proteins involved in immune function
Albumin/Globulin Ratio: Evaluates protein balance
Bilirubin, Total: Assesses liver function and red blood cell breakdown
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP): Linked to liver and bone health
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase): Marker of liver cell injury
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase): Enzyme associated with liver and muscle health
BUN/Creatinine Ratio: Helps interpret kidney function
Estimated GFR: Estimates kidney filtration rate
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
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The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) is a blood test that includes 18 key measurements used to evaluate metabolism, kidney function, liver function, electrolyte balance, and overall organ health. It provides a broad snapshot of how multiple body systems are functioning together.
This panel is commonly ordered for routine health screening, monitoring chronic conditions, and evaluating symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, dehydration, abdominal pain, or abnormal laboratory findings. CMP results help clinicians assess nutritional status, hydration, liver and kidney health, and metabolic balance.
The panel includes 18 tests:
Glucose: Measures blood sugar levels
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN): Assesses kidney function and protein metabolism
Creatinine: Evaluates kidney filtration function
Sodium: Regulates fluid balance and nerve function
Potassium: Essential for heart and muscle function
Chloride: Helps maintain fluid and acid–base balance
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂): Reflects acid–base balance
Calcium: Important for bone, muscle, nerve, and heart health
Total Protein: Measures overall protein levels in the blood
Albumin: Reflects nutritional status and liver function
Globulin: Includes proteins involved in immune function
Albumin/Globulin Ratio: Evaluates protein balance
Bilirubin, Total: Assesses liver function and red blood cell breakdown
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP): Linked to liver and bone health
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase): Marker of liver cell injury
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase): Enzyme associated with liver and muscle health
BUN/Creatinine Ratio: Helps interpret kidney function
Estimated GFR: Estimates kidney filtration rate
