| Blood Urea Nitrogen |
BUN |
Renal and metabolic diseases.
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| Creatine Kinase |
CK |
Myocardial infarction, progressive muscular dystrophy, dermatomyositis,
rhabdomyolysis due to drug ingestion, hyperosmolality, autoimmune disease,
delirium tremens, convulsions, Crush syndrome, hypothyroidism, surgery, severe
exercise, intramuscular injection, physical inactivity, decreased muscle mass.
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| Chloride |
Cl- |
Dehydration, prolonged diarrhea and vomiting, renal tubular disease, hyperparathyroidism, burns, salt-losing renal diseases, over hydration and thiazide therapy.
|
| Creatinine |
CRE |
Renal disease and monitoring of renal dialysis.
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| C-Reactive Protein |
CRP |
Infection, tissue injury, and inflammatory disorders.
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| Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate [Calculated] |
eGFR* |
Identify individuals with reduced kidney function and help facilitate the detection of CKD.
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| Glucose |
GLU |
Carbohydrate metabolism disorders, including adult and juvenile diabetes mellitus
and hypoglycemia
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| Potassium |
K+ |
Renal glomerular or tubular disease, adrenocortical insufficiency, diabetic ketacidosis, excessive intravenous potassium therapy, sepsis, panhypopituitarism, in vitro hemolysis, hyperaldosteronism, malnutrition, hyperinsulinism, metabolic alkalosis and gastrointestinal loss.
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| Sodium |
Na+ |
Dehydration, diabetes insipidus, loss of hypotonic gastrointestinal fluids, salt
poisoning, selective depression of sense of thirst, skin losses, burns, sweating,
hyperaldosteronism, CNS disorders, dilutional, depletional and delusional
hyponatremia and syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion.
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| Total carbon dioxide |
tCO₂ |
Primary metabolic alkalosis and acidosis and primary respiratory alkalosis and acidosis.
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