Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Plain red top or SST tube.

Specimen Preparation

Onsite [NJH]: Transport to lab within 1 hour.
Offsite: Separate serum from cells within 2 hours by centrifuge and aliquot into a labeled polypropylene or similar plastic tube.
Preferred volume: 1 mL serum

Pediatric Collection

Minimum volume: 0.1 mL serum

Unacceptable Conditions

Refer to individual components

Storage Transport Temp

Offsite: Send frozen serum Priority Overnight via FedEx and in a well insulated container on dry ice.

Stability

Refer to individual components

Notes

This panel includes the following components: NA, K, CO2, CL, BUN, CREAT, GLU, and CA
 

Performed

Mon-Fri

Methodology

Refer to individual components

Reported

4 hour routine, 1 hour STAT

Department

Core Lab

Synonyms

Chem 7 (Basic Metabolic Panel, Serum);EL7 (Basic Metabolic Panel, Serum);BMPX

Reference Interval

See individual components for Reference Ranges

CPT Code

80048