Commonly Used Panels

By Frank H. Wians, Jr., PhD, Professor of Pathology (Retired), Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

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Certain groups of tests (panels) are commonly used.

Commonly Used Panels

	Panels
Test	CMP	RFP	BMP	ELEC	HFPA	LPP	AHP
Albumin	X	X			X
Alkaline phosphatase	X				X
Aminotransferase, alanine (ALT, formerly SGPT)	X				X
Aminotransferase, aspartate (AST, formerly SGOT)	X				X
Bilirubin, direct					X
Bilirubin, total	X				X
Calcium	X	X	X
Carbon dioxide	X	X	X	X
Chloride	X	X	X	X
Cholesterol, total						X
Cholesterol, HDL						X
Creatinine	X	X	X
Glucose	X	X	X
Hepatitis A, IgM antibody							X
Hepatitis B core, IgM antibody							X
Hepatitis B surface antigen							X
Hepatitis C antibody							X
Phosphorus		X
Potassium	X	X	X	X
Protein, total	X				X
Sodium	X	X	X	X
Triglycerides*						X
Urea nitrogen (BUN)	X	X	X	X
*Includes calculations of risk ratios and low-density lipoprotein (LDL).
AHP = acute hepatitis panel; BMP = basic metabolic panel; CMP = comprehensive metabolic panel; ELEC = electrolyte panel; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; HFPA = hepatic function panel; LPP = lipid panel; RFP = renal function panel; SGOT = serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT = serum glutamatic-pyruvic transaminase.