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Basic Metabolic Panel

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Lithium Heparin Gel

 

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Mint Green Top (Lithium Heparin Gel)
Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL Blood

Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube:  Gold Top  (SST-gel)

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerate: 48 hours
Frozen: aliquot for longer storage

Reference Range

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Methodology

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CPT

80048

Test Alias

Chem 8

BMP

Panel Includes

Sodium                                               Glucose

Potassium                                          BUN

Chloride                                             Creatinine

Carbon Dioxide                                 Calcium