Category: Health Services

What is a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel? - Cura4U The term metabolism is used for the chemical reactions that take place in the body & rsquos cells to convert food into energy in order to maintain the organism & rsquos living state. To get an idea of your body & rsquos metabolism and chemical balance, a doctor might ask you to get a comprehensive metabolic panel. This test also goes by the following names chemistry screen, chem 14, and CBM.