A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a common group of blood tests that provides basic information about your health. A comprehensive metabolic panel gives basic information about many health ...

Metabolic health is sometimes used as a measurable indicator of how key systems in your body are functioning. And it's really ...

Sometimes it may feel like almost every visit to the doctor includes a dreaded blood draw. Blood tests can reveal a lot about the state of your health. But whether you should get a specific test (and ...

Having your blood drawn might not be much fun, but regular diagnostic tests of your blood can detect diseases early for treatment and give your doctor and medical providers critical information about ...

How much of a workup do you recommend before ordering diagnostics with contrast (assuming kidney function tests are normal)? Is a basic metabolic panel enough? — Sharon Owens, NP, Salisbury, Md.