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CHEMISTRY-GENERAL, COMPREHENSIVE - C3
C3
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Analyte
Challenges per Shipment
Number of Shipments
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT)
5
Three shipments per year
Albumin
5
Alkaline phosphatase
5
Amylase
5
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/SGOT)
5
Bilirubin, direct
5
Bilirubin, total*
5
Calcium
5
Chloride
5
Cholesterol, total
5
Cortisol
5
Creatine kinase (CK)
5
Creatinine
5
Glucose
5
HDL cholesterol
5
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), quantitative
5
Iron
5
Lactate dehydrogenase (LD)
5
LDL cholesterol, measured
5
Lipoprotein (a)
5
Magnesium
5
Pancreatic amylase
5
Potassium
5
Protein, total
5
Sodium
5
Triiodothyronine (T3), free
5
Triiodothyronine (T3), total
5
T3, uptake and related tests
5
Thyroxine (T4), free
5
Thyroxine (T4), total
5
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
5
Triglycerides
5
Urea nitrogen (BUN)
5
Uric acid
5
Acid phosphatase
5
Ammonia
5
Apolipoprotein A1
5
Apolipoprotein B
5
Calcium, ionized
5
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
5
Ferritin
5
Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
5
Iron binding capacity, total (measured)
5
Iron binding capacity, unsaturated (measured)
5
Lactate
5
Lipase
5
Osmolality
5
Phosphorus (inorganic)
5
Prealbumin
5
Transferrin
5
Lithium
5
*General Chemistry and Therapeutic Drugs programs do not fulfill the neonatal bilirubin proficiency testing requirements for the CAP Accreditation Programs. See programs NB, NB2.
Program Information
Five 5.0‑mL liquid serum specimens
Conventional and International System of Units (SI) reporting offered
For multiple instrument reporting options, see the Quality Cross Check program, CZQ.