Comprehensive Metabolic Panel with Adjusted Calcium, Plasma
Quest Diagnostics
Sample type: Plasma
Requires fasting: No
Phlebotomy required
Details
The Comprehensive Metabolic Panel with Adjusted Calcium is a thorough test that checks for various conditions by analyzing your blood levels of electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, glucose, and more. It helps in assessing your kidney and liver function, as well as your body's acid-base balance. This test is often part of a routine health check-up to spot any disorders, particularly those affecting the liver or kidneys.
- Creatinine
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Total Bilirubin
- Globulin (Calculated)
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Albumin
- Calcium
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Glucose (Blood)
- Calcium (Adjusted For Albumin)
- Protein, Total
Estimated days for results: Results should be available in 2 - 5 business days after the sample is collected
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel with Adjusted Calcium
This is a thorough test that checks for various conditions by analyzing your blood levels of electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, glucose, and more. It helps in assessing your kidney and liver function, as well as your body's acid-base balance. This test is often part of a routine health check-up to spot any disorders, particularly those affecting the liver or kidneys.
This is a thorough test that checks for various conditions by analyzing your blood levels of electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, glucose, and more. It helps in assessing your kidney and liver function, as well as your body's acid-base balance. This test is often part of a routine health check-up to spot any disorders, particularly those affecting the liver or kidneys.
What does this test measure?
- Sodium: Helps maintain water distribution and pressure in the body.
- Potassium: Crucial for muscle and nerve function.
- Chloride: Maintains body fluid volume and acidity.
- Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate): Assesses acid-base balance.
- Glucose: The body's main energy source.
- Calcium & Adjusted Calcium: Vital for nerve, muscle, and heart functions.
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN): Indicates protein metabolism and kidney function.
- Creatinine & eGFR: Evaluates kidney function.
- Phosphate (Phosphorus): Essential for energy production and bone formation.
- Albumin: Prevents fluid leakage from the blood.
- Total Bilirubin: Helps diagnose liver and metabolic disorders.
- Total Protein: Indicates liver, kidney, or bone marrow disorders.
- Alkaline Phosphatase: Helps diagnose liver and bone diseases.
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) & Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT): Enzymes that indicate liver and heart health.
Who might need this test?
This panel is recommended for individuals undergoing a health examination, especially if there's a concern about liver or kidney health.
What type of sample is required?
1 mL of plasma collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube is needed for this test.
Test Resources
For more information, visit: Comprehensive Metabolic Panel at Testing.com
3–5 business days
Fasting for 8 hours before your blood draw is recommended but not required.
- Fasting before a blood draw means you don't eat or drink anything except water.
- Your doctor should provide any special instructions related to fasting for your test. Always follow your doctor's instructions.
Blood Draw Options with Fullscript
Fullscript offers several convenient phlebotomy options to complete your lab testing:
Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Centers (PSC)
- Location: Visit a nearby Quest Diagnostics Patient Service Center.
- Cost: $10 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here. Appointments are recommended to reduce wait times. Walk-ins are accepted, but may experience delays. Aim to arrive 10 minutes before your appointment.
- Collection Instructions:
- Bring a valid ID.
- Bring your digital or printed requisition form, available in the Labs tab of your Fullscript account.
- Check-in: Scan the QR code from your confirmation email or follow kiosk instructions.
- More Info: Quest Diagnostics blood draw guide
Getlabs Mobile Phlebotomy
- Location: Sample collection at your home or office.
- Cost: $85 sample collection fee (paid during lab order checkout).
- Availability: Available in most locations – enter your ZIP code during checkout to confirm.
- Scheduling: Schedule your appointment here through your Fullscript account.
- Collection Instructions:
- Have your digital or printed requisition form and valid ID ready.
- Your phlebotomist will contact you by phone to coordinate arrival.
- More Info: Getlabs blood draw guide
Specimen
- Preferred Specimen(s): 1 mL plasma collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube
- Alternative: NA
- Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL
- Collection Instructions: NA
Storage and shipping instructions
- Transport Container: Transport tube
- Transport Temperature: Room Temperature
- Specimen Stability:
- Room temperature: 72 hours
- Refrigerated: 72 hours
- Reject Criteria: NA
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
