Comprehensive metabolic panel-95

Test info

  
Comprehensive metabolic panel
  
95
  
80053.0
  
CMP
  
  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Chloride
  • Glucose
  • BUN
  • Creatinine
  • CO2
  • Calcium
  • Total protein
  • Albumin
  • Total bilirubin
  • AST
  • ALT
  • Alkaline phosphatase
  • eGFR

Specimen

  
Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.3 mL
  

If the patient has a white blood cell (WBC) count of >50,000, for chemistry testing that includes potassium, the sample should be collected in a gold serum separator (SST) tube and not a Lt green plasma separator (PST) tube.

Immediately follow collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

  

Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

  

Lt green plasma separator (PST)

  
Serum
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Red serum vial/tube, 10 mL

Red/Grey marble top serum separator (SST) vial/tube, 8.5 mL

  

Gold or Red/Grey marble top:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 5 times

  

Gold or Red/Grey marble top:

  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Red:

  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Red/Grey marble top serum separator (SST) tube

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  

Refrigerated - 4 days

  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis (some procedures)
  • Improper anticoagulant or ratio
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)

Performance

  
AHL - Chemistry: C
  
Daily
  
1 day

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

See individual tests

Billing

  
80053

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
02/11/2019
  
11/09/2021