CMP: Comprehensive metabolic panel.

Why? ... to check kidney, liver, blood sugar, electrolytes (Na, K, Cl), and blood acid/base balance (not the same as an ABG)

• Albumin: 3.9 to 5.0 g/dL
• Alkaline phosphatase: 44 to 147 IU/L
• ALT (alanine aminotransferase): 8 to 37 IU/L
• AST (aspartate aminotransferase): 10 to 34 IU/L
• BUN (blood urea nitrogen): 7 to 20 mg/dL
• Calcium: 8.5 to 10.9 mg/dL
• Chloride: 96 - 106 mmol/L
• CO2 (carbon dioxide): 20 to 29 mmol/L
• Creatinine: 0.8 to 1.4 mg/dL
• Glucose test: 100 mg/dL
• Potassium test: 3.7 to 5.2 mEq/L
• Sodium: 136 to 144 mEq/L
• Total bilirubin: 0.2 to 1.9 mg/dL
• Total protein: 6.3 to 7.9 g/dL

BMP: Basic Metabolic Panel: would have many, but not all of the above results

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003468.htm