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Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP)

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EPIC Test Name

BASIC METABOLIC PANEL

EPIC Code

LAB15

Specimen Requirements

plasma
Minimum Volume:1.0 mL
Collection:Collect specimens using standard laboratory procedures.
Transport:Room Temperature ASAP
Stability:Room Temperature: 8 hours at 25 degrees C
Refrigerated: 72 hours at 4 degrees C
Container:LIT GRN
Processing/Storage:Centrifuge, aliquot and refrigerate plasma.
Rejection Causes:Hemolysis,
Insufficient Sample Volume, lipemic samples

Methods

Calculated
Kinetic UV assay
Direct Potentiometry
Spectrophotometric assay using phosphoenolpyruvate in the presence of PEPC
Colorimetric assay with endpoint determination
Colorimetric assay using Alkaline Picric Acid
Enzymatic hexokinase
Ion-selective electrode

Turnaround Time

SpecimenTurnaround TimeFrequency
plasmaStat: 90 minutes Routine: 4 hours24/7

Reference Ranges

Anion Gap - Calculated
All RangeUnit
8 - 15 mmol/Lmmol/L
Blood Urea Nitrogen - Kinetic UV assay
AgeAll RangeUnit
0 month up to 1 year4-19 mg/dLmg/dL
1 year up to 18 years5-18 mg/dL
18 years up to 60 years6-20 mg/dL
60 years up to 999 years8-23 mg/dL
Chloride - Direct Potentiometry
All RangeUnitCritical Values
98-107 mmol/Lmmol/L0-28 days old: <85 and >115 mmol/L
Bicarbonate - Spectrophotometric assay using phosphoenolpyruvate in the presence of PEPC
AgeAll RangeUnitCritical Values
0 days up to 29 days22-29 mmol/Lmmol/L<15 and >35 mmol/L
29 days up to 999 days22-29 mmol/L<10 and >40 mmol/L
Osmolality, Cal - Calculated
All RangeUnit
275-300 mosm/kgmosm/kg
Calcium - Colorimetric assay with endpoint determination
AgeAll RangeUnitCritical Values
0 days up to 11 days7.6-10.4 mg/dLmg/dL0-28 days old: <6.5 and >11.0 mg/dL
11 days up to 3 years9.0-11.0 mg/dL>28 days old: <6.0 and >13.0 mg/dL
3 years up to 13 years8.8-10.8 mg/dL
13 years up to 19 years8.4-10.2 mg/dL
19 years up to 61 years8.6-10.0 mg/dL
61 years up to 91 years8.8-10.2 mg/dL
91 years up to 999 years8.2-9.6 mg/dL
Creatinine - Colorimetric assay using Alkaline Picric Acid
AgeAll RangeMale RangeFemale RangeUnitCritical Values
0 months up to 1 month0.24-0.85 mg/dLmg/dL0-28 days old: >2.0 mg/dL
1 month up to 1 year0.20-0.42 mg/dL
1 year up to 3 years0.24-0.41 mg/dL
3 years up to 5 years0.31-0.47 mg/dL
5 years up to 7 years0.32-0.59 mg/dL
7 years up to 9 years0.40-0.60 mg/dL
9 years up to 11 years0.39-0.73 mg/dL
11 years up to 13 years0.53-0.79 mg/dL
13 years up to 15 years0.57-0.87 mg/dL
15 years up to 999 years0.70-1.20 mg/dL0.50-0.90 mg/dL
GFR Female 2021 CKD-EPI - Calculated
AgeAll RangeUnit
>18 years>59 mL/min/1.73m2mL/min/1.73m2
GFR Male 2021 CKD-EPI - Calculated
AgeAll RangeUnit
>18 years>59 mL/min/1.73m3mL/min/1.73m2
Glucose - Enzymatic hexokinase
All RangeUnitCritical Values
70-140 mg/dLmg/dL<50 or >450 mg/dL
Fasting: 65-99 mg/dL0-28 days old:<30 and >250 mg/dL
Potassium - Ion-selective electrode
AgeAll RangeUnitCritical Values
0 days up to 29 days3.4-5.1 mmol/Lmmol/L<3.0 or >6.0 mmol/L
29 days up to 999 years3.4-5.1 mmol/L<3.0 and >7.0 mmol/L
Sodium - Ion-selective electrode
AgeAll RangeUnitCritical Values
0 days up to 29 days136-145 mmol/Lmmol/L<120 or >160 mmol/L
29 days up to 999 years136-145 mmol/L<125 and >155 mmol/L

Common Synonyms

METABOLIC PANEL, BASIC BMP

Performed

Lab
Chemistry - Community
Chemistry - Downtown
Verona Cancer Center

CPT

80048

LOINC

24321-2

Contact Information

Chemistry - Downtown: (315)464-4460
Chemistry - Community: (315)492-5531
Verona Cancer Center: (315)473-3859
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