Test category · Laboratory

Chemistry & metabolic

The salts, gases, proteins, enzymes, waste products and fuels measured in serum or plasma: the core chemistry of every hospital laboratory.

Tests with a page

Medical test

Blood glucose

Medical test

BNP and NT-proBNP test

Medical test

Creatinine and eGFR

Medical test

Electrolytes

Medical test

Kidney function tests

Medical test

Liver function tests

Medical test

Troponin test

Concepts covered by those pages

GlucoseCreatinineEstimated glomerular filtration rate eGFRElectrolyte panelRenal function panelHepatic function panel LFTs

Also in this category: catalogued concepts

Canonical test concepts of this category that do not yet have their own page. They are listed so that the taxonomy is complete and searchable; a page is written only when it can meet the quality standard.

  • Sodium (Na) · also: serum sodium Laboratory test
  • Potassium (K) · also: serum potassium Laboratory test
  • Chloride (Cl) Laboratory test
  • Bicarbonate (HCO3) · also: total CO2 Laboratory test
  • Calcium (Ca) · also: serum calcium, adjusted calcium Laboratory test
  • Ionised calcium · also: ionized calcium Laboratory test
  • Magnesium (Mg) Laboratory test
  • Phosphate (PO4) · also: phosphorus Laboratory test
  • Urea (BUN) · also: blood urea nitrogen Laboratory test
  • Uric acid · also: urate, serum urate Laboratory test
  • Serum osmolality · also: plasma osmolality Laboratory test
  • Urine osmolality Laboratory test
  • Anion gap Laboratory test
  • Lactate · also: lactic acid Laboratory test
  • Ammonia (NH3) Laboratory test
  • Total protein Laboratory test
  • Albumin · also: serum albumin Laboratory test
  • Globulin Laboratory test
  • Albumin/globulin ratio (A/G ratio) Laboratory test
  • Total bilirubin Laboratory test
  • Direct bilirubin · also: conjugated bilirubin Laboratory test
  • Indirect bilirubin · also: unconjugated bilirubin Laboratory test
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) · also: SGOT Laboratory test
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) · also: SGPT Laboratory test
  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) Laboratory test
  • Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) · also: gamma GT Laboratory test
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Laboratory test
  • Creatine kinase (CK, CPK) · also: creatine phosphokinase Laboratory test
  • CK-MB · also: creatine kinase MB Laboratory test
  • Aldolase Laboratory test
  • Amylase Laboratory test
  • Lipase Laboratory test
  • Caeruloplasmin · also: ceruloplasmin Laboratory test
  • Copper (Cu) · also: serum copper Laboratory test
  • Zinc (Zn) Laboratory test
  • Selenium (Se) Laboratory test
  • Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) · also: blood ketones Laboratory test
  • Ketones Laboratory test
  • Basic metabolic panel (BMP) Panel
  • Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) Panel
  • Bone profile · also: bone panel Panel
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