Diagnostic Techniques Unit Test Review || Section 2 : Definition of substances that would be on a CMP

Glucose

Blood sugar

Calcium

essential for the proper functioning of muscles, nerves, and the heart and is required in blood clotting and in the formation of bones.

Albumin

Protein that keeps fluid from leaking out of blood vessels and that nourishes tissues and transports nutrients through the body

Total Protein

measures albumin as well as all other proteins in serum

Sodium

vital to normal body processes, including nerve and muscle function

Potassium

vital to cell metabolism and muscle function

Co2 (Carbon-Dioxide, bicarbonate)

helps to maintain the body's acid-base balance

Chloride

helps to regulate the amount of fluid in the body and maintain the acid-base balance

BUN (blood urea nitrogen)

waste product filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and used to assess kidney function.

ALP (alkaline phosphate)

enzyme found in the liver and bones

ALT (alanine amino transferase // SGPT)

enzyme found mostly in the cells of the liver and kidney

AST (aspartate amino transferase // SGOT) 

 enzyme found especially in cells in the heart and liver

Bilirubin

waste product produced by the liver as it breaks down and recycles aged red blood cells