If we start with what is the Common Metabolic Panel (CMP Blood Test) compared with the Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) These are terms you will hear quite a lot from your Dr. It is important to talk to your Dr about how you are feeling and not always assume everything is about your HM! I do this quite a bit. A recent CMP revealed my ferritin levels were low which was not HM related. I had been exhausted and assumed my fatigue was HM. Closed group members helped here! We are a great community! ❤️💕 1. How is the CMP different than the BMP and why would my doctor order one over the other? The CMP is made up of 14 tests; the Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) is a subset of those and has 8 tests. It does not include the liver (ALP, ALT, AST, and bilirubin) and protein (albumin and total protein) tests. A health care provider may order a CMP rather than a BMP if he/she wants to get a more complete picture of the status of a persons organ function or to check for specific conditions, such as diabetes or liver or kidney disease 2. One of the results from my CMP is slightly out of range. What does this mean? The results of your CMP are interpreted by your doctor within the context of other tests that you have had done as well as other factors, such as your medical history. A single result that is slightly high or low may or may not have medical significance. There are several reasons why a test result may differ on different days and why it may fall outside a designated reference range. Biological variability (different results in the same person at different times): If a doctor runs the same test on you on several different occasions, theres a good chance that one result will fall outside a reference range even though you are in good health. For biological reasons, your values can vary from day to day. Individual variability (differences in results between different people): References ranges are usually established by collecting results from a large population and determining from the data an expected average (mean) result and expected differences from that average (standard deviation). There are individuals who are healthy but whose tests results, which are normal for them, do not always fall within the expected range of the overall population. Thus, a test value that falls outside of the established reference range supplied by the laboratory may mean nothing significant. Generally, this is the case when the test value is only slightly higher or lower than the reference range and this is why a doctor may repeat a test on you and why she may look at results from prior times when you had the same test performed. However, a result outside the range may indicate a problem and warrant further investigation. Your doctor will evaluate your test results in the context of your medical history, physical examination, and other relevant factors to determine whether a result that falls outside of the reference range means something significant for you. For more, read the articles on Reference Ranges and What They Mean and How Reliable is Laboratory Testing? labtestsonline.org
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