Chemistry & CBC Profile
The Chemistry and CBC blood test is a comprehensive metabolic evaluation including the following tests:
- Fasting Glucose (blood sugar)
- Uric acid
- BUN (blood urea nitrogen): Measures liver and kidney function
- Creatinine: A test used to measure kidney function
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio: For diagnosis of impaired renal function
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Chloride
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Total Protein
- Albumin
- Globulin
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Bilirubin: Evaluates kidney and liver function
- Alkaline Phosphatase: Evaluation of liver and bone diseases
- LDH (lactic dehydrogenase)
- AST (SGOT): Evaluates liver function
- ALT (SGPT): Evaluates liver function
- Iron (serum)
- Lipid Profile: Evaluates the risk for developing atherosclerosis (arterial plaque) and coronary heart disease.
- Total Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
- Complete Blood Count:
- Red blood cell count
- Hemoglobin
- Hematocrit
- Red blood cell indices
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
- Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
- Red blood cell distribution
- White blood cell count
- Differential count
- Platelet count
