- People with symptoms, chronic disease or medications that can affect liver, kidney or electrolytes
- Anyone starting with a broad clinician-guided metabolic baseline
- People monitoring diabetes, hypertension or other established conditions
Standard of care
TEST PASSPORT · REVIEWED JULY 2026
Comprehensive metabolic panel
A compact view of glucose, electrolytes, proteins, liver signals and kidney filtration.The CMP groups 14 common measurements. It can reveal patterns that deserve follow-up, but its liver and kidney values are not complete organ ‘health scores.’
ACCESSLab drawVenous blood
TURNAROUNDOften 1–2 daysProvider and location dependent
RELATIVE COST$Total downstream cost matters
COMMERCE STATUSPartner readyAt-home order with local draw
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Decide whether this test deserves a place in your plan.
- 01Confirm the question
Be clear about what decision the result would change before ordering.
- 02Check fit and preparation
Review who it helps, who should pause and how to protect the quality of the signal.
- 03Plan the response
Know what you will do with a normal, abnormal or unclear result.
01 / WHO SHOULD TAKE IT
Fit the test to
the person.
Testing is useful when the result can change a real decision. These are educational selection criteria, not a diagnosis or personal order.- Declaring ‘liver detox’ or kidney optimization from a single result
- Ignoring symptoms because the panel is normal
02 / SIGNAL VS. STORY
What it tells you.
What it cannot.
01
Glucose and electrolyte balance at the moment of testing
02
Creatinine/eGFR and blood urea nitrogen as kidney-related signals
03
ALT, AST, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, albumin and total protein patterns
01
A normal CMP does not rule out liver, kidney or metabolic disease
02
Exercise, hydration, supplements, medicines and a recent meal can affect results
03
Urine albumin is needed for a fuller kidney-risk picture
03 / MARKERS + RANGES
Read the panel
without chasing flags.
The report should show its own method, units and laboratory reference interval. Clinical decision thresholds may be different from a lab interval. We do not invent a universal “optimal” range where authoritative guidance does not support one.Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
Use the laboratory unit and method, then interpret with symptoms, trend and the decision this marker can change.
MEN, WOMEN + LIFE-STAGE CONTEXT
The correct range is personal context—not pink versus blue numbers.
Where biology differs, we call it out. Clinical interpretation should also reflect organs present, hormone therapy, pregnancy, age, medications and health history.
Pregnancy and lower average muscle mass can change several reference and interpretation contexts.
Higher average muscle mass can raise creatinine without the same change in filtration; trends and urine ACR add context.
04 / PREPARATION
Protect the quality
of the signal.
The best assay cannot rescue the wrong timing, wrong specimen or wrong question. Follow the ordering clinician and laboratory instructions when they differ from this general guide.Follow the ordering instructions; fasting may be requested when glucose or lipids are bundled.
Use your normal hydration pattern unless a clinician says otherwise.
List prescriptions, supplements, alcohol use and recent hard training.
REPEAT CADENCERisk- and treatment-based. A baseline may be enough for healthy adults; disease or medication monitoring can require a clinician-set interval.
05 / AFTER THE RESULT
Turn the number
into a next step.
- 01
Repeat unexpected values under comparable conditions
- 02
Use the pattern—not one enzyme—to choose targeted follow-up
- 03
Pair kidney assessment with blood pressure and urine albumin/creatinine ratio when appropriate
DO NOT WAIT ON A CONSUMER TEST
Confusion, severe weakness, persistent vomiting or dehydration
Jaundice, very dark urine or severe abdominal pain
Rapid swelling or sharply reduced urine output
06 / MODERN BIO SELECT
Built for a responsible purchase path.
Best sold inside a clear baseline with clinician review and an explicit follow-up plan.Comprehensive metabolic panel
- Future format
- At-home order with local draw
- Price position
- Future baseline bundle
- Before checkout
- Eligibility · method · privacy · total cost · interpretation · abnormal-result routing
07 / SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION