| Ordering Code | 907 |
|---|---|
| Test Name | Basic Metabolic Profile |
| Alias | Includes testing for: Glucose, Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Chloride (Cl), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Calcium (Ca), Anion Gap (calculated Inpatients or Emergency patients only), Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR, calculated) BMP |
| Preferred Specimen | Serum |
| Preferred Container | SST (Gold) |
| Other Specimen/Container | Serum in Plain (Red), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green-PST), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Dark Green-PP No Gel) |
| Optimum Volume | 1 mL |
| Collection Instructions | Fasting specimen preferred but not required. For a fasting glucose level, patient must be fasting for a minimum of 8 hours. |
| Handling Instructions | All specimen types must be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection. If no gel separation present in tube and testing is delayed, plasma/serum is aliquoted from cells within 2 hours of collection Keep specimen &/or aliquot samples capped. |
| Transport Requirements | Oahu: Refrigerated Airline: Frozen |
| Specimen Stability | Refrigerated: 2 Days Once sample has been uncapped, it is stable refrigerated for 4 hours for CO2 testing Frozen: 1 Month (Aliquot) Frozen samples should be thawed only once. |
| Rejection Criteria | Specimen older than stability limits, Hemolyzed, Insufficient quantity, Uncapped or loosely capped specimens/aliquots |
| Avail. Stat | YES |
| Analytic Time | 1 Day |
| Methodology | See individual analytes |
Reference range(s)
The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of July 13, 2025.
| Component | Age | Male Norm | Male Critical Low | Male Critical High | Female Norm | Female Critical High | Female Critical Low | Units | Add'l info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose | >=5M | 70-99 | <= 50 | >= 400 | 70-99 | >= 400 | <= 50 | mg/dL | |
| Glucose | 2D-4M | 70-99 | <= 60 | >= 300 | 70-99 | >= 300 | <= 60 | mg/dL | |
| Glucose | 1D-2D | 50-80 | <= 49 | >= 300 | 50-80 | >= 300 | <= 49 | mg/dL | |
| Glucose | 0-1D | 40-60 | <= 39 | >= 300 | 40-60 | >= 300 | <= 39 | mg/dL | |
| BUN | ALL | 7-25 | 7-25 | mg/dL | |||||
| Creatinine | ALL | 0.6-1.3 | 0.6-1.3 | mg/dL | |||||
| eGFR CKD-EPI Cr 2021 | ALL | >=90* | >=90* | mL/min/1.73m(2) | |||||
| eGFR CKD-EPI Cr 2021 M | ALL | >=90* | mL/min/1.73m(2) | ||||||
| eGFR CKD-EPI Cr 2021 F | ALL | >=90* | mL/min/1.73m(2) | ||||||
| Sodium | >=19Y | 136-145 | <= 120 | >= 160 | 136-145 | >= 160 | <= 120 | mEq/L | |
| Sodium | 0-18Y | 136-145 | <= 130 | >= 150 | 136-145 | >= 150 | <= 130 | mEq/L | |
| Potassium | >=13Y | 3.3-5.1 | <= 2.4 | >= 6.1 | 3.3-5.1 | >= 6.1 | <= 2.4 | mEq/L | |
| Potassium | 2Y-12Y | 3.4-4.7 | <= 2.4 | >= 6.1 | 3.4-4.7 | >= 6.1 | <= 2.4 | mEq/L | |
| Potassium | 1D-2Y | 4.1-5.3 | <= 2.4 | >= 6.1 | 4.1-5.3 | >= 6.1 | <= 2.4 | mEq/L | |
| Potassium | 0-1D | 3.7-5.9 | <= 2.4 | >= 6.1 | 3.7-5.9 | >= 6.1 | <= 2.4 | mEq/L | |
| Chloride | ALL | 98-107 | <= 70 | >= 130 | 98-107 | >= 130 | <= 70 | mEq/L | |
| CO2 | ALL | 21-31 | <= 10 | >= 40 | 21-31 | >= 40 | <= 10 | mEq/L | |
| Anion Gap | ALL | 14-20 | 14-20 | mEq/L | |||||
| Calcium | >=12Y | 8.6-10.3 | <= 6.5 | >= 13.0 | 8.6-10.3 | >= 13.0 | <= 6.5 | mg/dL | |
| Calcium | 1Y-11Y | 8.8-10.8 | <= 6.5 | >= 13.0 | 8.8-10.8 | >= 13.0 | <= 6.5 | mg/dL | |
| Calcium | 9D-1Y | 9.0-11.0 | <= 6.5 | >= 13.0 | 9.0-11.0 | >= 13.0 | <= 6.5 | mg/dL | |
| Calcium | 0-9D | 7.6-10.4 | <= 6.5 | >= 13.0 | 7.6-10.4 | >= 13.0 | <= 6.5 | mg/dL |