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BASIC METABOLIC PANEL, SERUM (087-0007)

CPT 4 Code: 80048

Test includes: Calcium, Carbon Dioxide, Chloride, Creatinine, Glucose, Potassium, Sodium, and Urea Nitrogen

Test Order Mnemonic: BMP

Lab: Clinical Chemistry

Request Form: Outpatient

Collection: Routine venipuncture

Storage Instructions: Centrifuge the specimen to separate serum from red cells within 2 hours of collection. Store at 2 - 8C

Causes for Rejection: Gross hemolysis, Gross lipemia

Availability: Samples are received 24 hrs per day at Sample Management, Room 5.136 McCullough.

Turnaround Time: Routine 4 hours; STAT: 1 hour

Specimen: Blood

Volume: 7-mL blood

Minimum Volume: 0.5-mL serum

Container: SST (gel barrier) or red topped tube

Reference Ranges:

Calcium

Newborn - 1 year

7.8 - 11.2 mg/dL

1 year - Adult

8.6 - 10.6 mg/dL

Carbon Dioxide

Newborn

15 days - 15 years

15 years - Adult

13-22 mmol/L

20-28 mmol/L

24-31 mmol/L

Chloride

  

98-108 mmol/L

Creatinine

Newborn - 9 years

0.3 - 0.7 mg/dL

9 years - 13 years

0.7-1.7 mg/dL

Male 13 years -Adult

0.7-1.7 mg/dL

Female 13 years - Adult

0.4-1.4 mg/dL

Glucose

Neonate (up to 30 days)

40-110 mg/dL

Infant - Adult

70-110 mg/dL

Potassium

Newborn - 1 year

3.0 - 6.0 mmol/L

1 year - Adult

3.5 - 5.0 mmol/L

Sodium

Newborn - 1 year

132 -145 mmol/L

1 year - Adult

135 -145mmol/L

Urea Nitrogen (BUN)

7-23 mg/dL

Critical Values:

Carbon Dioxide

<10 mmol/L

> 40 mmol/L

Chloride

< 70 mmol/L

> 120 mmol/L

Glucose (Neonate)

<30 mg/dL

>300 mg/dL

(General)

<50 mg/dL

>450 mg/dL

Potassium

<3.0 mmol/L

>6.0 mmol/L

Sodium

<120 mmol/L

>160 mmol/L

Reviewed December 2007 by Dennis Davis

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