A 38-year-old member asked:
I was wondering does the comprehensive metabolic panel blood test also test for blood sugar levels?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
48 years experience in Pathology
Yes: See this site for a list of the things tested in a CMP.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003468.htm
Answered on Nov 3, 2015
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It's there: It's calculated from the sodium, potassium, bicarb and chloride. In this case, the lab did it to be helpful to the physician.
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