Description
The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test is a group of 17 specific tests designed to provide an overview of the functioning status of our vital organs and bodily fluids. It evaluates the status of your kidneys, liver, and electrolyte and acid/base balance, as well as of your blood sugar and blood proteins. The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test is useful in helping to diagnose certain conditions like diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease and hypertension. The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test aids in determining how the liver and kidneys are functioning and where glucose, calcium, protein, sodium, potassium, and chloride levels stand.
Individual tests as part of Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test are Albumin, Albumin/Globulin Ratio (calculated), Alkaline Phosphatase, ALT, AST, BUN/Creatinine Ratio (calculated), Calcium, Carbon Dioxide, Chloride, Creatinine with GFR Estimated, Globulin (calculated), Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, Total Bilirubin, Total Protein and Urea Nitrogen. The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel is a type of test that looks at your blood and measures its glucose levels, the balance of electrolytes and fluid, the kidney function, and the liver function.
The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test can be used to diagnose diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, hypertension, or it is often just used as part of a regular health examination. Doctors generally recommend that a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel test be included as part of one’s annual health checkup in order to keep tabs on one’s overall health and any red flags that could indicate a new or developing health condition.
