Test Code COMP Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Performing Laboratory
North Ottawa Community HospitalSpecimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred:
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Eating affects results. Indicate patient’s fasting status on requisition.
2. Label specimen as plasma.
3. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Acceptable:
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Serum gel or red top
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Eating affects results. Indicate patient’s fasting status on requisition.
2. Label specimen as serum.
3. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Reference Values
See individual test listings.Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through SundayMethodology
Profile Information: | |
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) | Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) |
Albumin | Chloride |
Alkaline Phosphatase | Creatinine |
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGPT) | Glucose |
Bilirubin, Total | Potassium |
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | Protein, Total |
Calcium | Sodium |
Method Name:
Bichromatic End point/Bichromatic Rate/Indirect Potentiometric
Specimen Transport Temperature
AmbientTest Classification and CPT Coding
80053Related Tests
- Albumin
- Alkaline Phosphatase, Total, Plasma or Serum
- Bilirubin, Total, Plasma or Serum
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Plasma or Serum
- Calcium, Plasma/Serum/Urine
- Chloride, Plasma or Serum
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Plasma or Serum
- Creatinine, Plasma or Serum
- Glucose, Plasma or Serum
- Potassium, Plasma/Serum/Urine
- Protein, Total, Plasma or Serum
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT), Plasma or Serum
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT)
- Sodium, Plasma/Serum/Urine