Basic metabolic: Profile consists of kidney function (bun, creat); electrolytes (sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate). More sophisticated blood chemistry checks liver function, cholesterol and triglcerides, and other electrolytes (ca++, phos, mg++). Much of the bmp can effect heart rhythm change.
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