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A '''basic metabolic profile (BMP)''' is a group of seven biochemical tests done on a patient's [[serum]], whose results are so generally useful that they are commonly ordered in a health examination or monitoring of a patient. The tests are: | A '''basic metabolic profile (BMP)''' is a group of seven biochemical tests done on a patient's [[serum]], whose results are so generally useful that they are commonly ordered in a health examination or monitoring of a patient. The tests are: | ||
*[[Sodium]] | *[[Sodium]] | ||
*[[Potassium]] | *[[Potassium]] | ||
*[[Chloride]] | *[[Chloride]] | ||
*[[Bicarbonate]] | *[[Bicarbonate]] | ||
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*[[Blood urea nitrogen]] | *[[Blood urea nitrogen]] | ||
*[[Creatinine]] | *[[Creatinine]] | ||
Its [[Current Procedural Terminology]] (CPT) code is 80048. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:17, 17 February 2009
A basic metabolic profile (BMP) is a group of seven biochemical tests done on a patient's serum, whose results are so generally useful that they are commonly ordered in a health examination or monitoring of a patient. The tests are:
Its Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code is 80048.