BMP / CMP
Formal Definition
Basic Metabolic Panel (Na, K, Cl, CO2, BUN, Cr, glucose, Ca) / Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (adds liver enzymes, albumin, bilirubin).
How It's Used on the Ward
"Check a BMP" or "the CMP looks okay" - workhorse labs.
Example
""BMP notable for potassium 5.8 and creatinine 3.2. That's up from 1.1 yesterday. We've got hyperkalemia in the setting of an AKI. Get an EKG and start treatment.""
Clinical Context
You will order and interpret BMPs/CMPs dozens of times per week. Know every value, its normal range, and what abnormalities mean.
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