CHEM-7

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Overview

Risks

Results

CHEM-7

Alternative Names:

SMAC7; Sequential multi-channel analysis with computer-7; SMA7; Metabolic panel 7

Normal Values:

The measured chemicals with their normal reference intervals are:

BUN (blood urea nitrogen): 7 to 20 mg/dl
Serum chloride: 101 to 111 mmol/L
CO2 (carbon dioxide): 20 to 29 mmol/L
Creatinine: .8 to 1.4 mg/dl
Glucose test: 64 to 128 mg/dl
Serum potassium: 3.7 to 5.2 mEq/L
Serum sodium: 136 to 144 mEq/L

Key to abbreviations:

L = liter
dl = deciliter = 0.1 liter
mg = milligram
mmol = millimole
mEq = milliequivalents

What abnormal results mean:

See the individual tests.

Review Date: 6/13/2005
Reviewed By: Nader Najafian, M.D., Associate Physician, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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