Description

A comprehensive vitamin and mineral panel, also known as a micronutrient panel, is a blood test that measures the levels of essential vitamins and minerals in the body. It provides a detailed overview of your nutritional status and can help identify deficiencies or excesses that may impact your overall health.

This panel includes the following test:

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)

Magnesium

Vitamin B12/Folate

Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy

Zinc

Fasting not required.

Additional information about each test is listed below:

A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test that measures 14 substances in your blood to provide a picture of your body's chemical balance and metabolism.

A magnesium blood test measures the amount of magnesium in your blood. Magnesium is a mineral that helps your heart, muscles, and nerves function properly, and it also helps regulate blood sugar and blood pressure.

Vitamin B12 is a vital vitamin that helps the brain, nerves, and blood cells function and develop. It's found in animal products like meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy. Some breakfast cereals and nutritional yeasts are also fortified with vitamin B12.

A vitamin D lab test, also known as a 25-hydroxy vitamin D test, measures the amount of vitamin D in your blood.

A zinc blood test measures the amount of zinc in your blood to help diagnose a zinc deficiency or excess. Zinc is a mineral that's important for many bodily functions, including: Immune function, Wound healing, Skin health, Metabolism, Cellular growth, and DNA and protein synthesis.