A selection of heirloom tomatoes. Before the industrialization of agriculture, a much wider variety of plant foods were grown for human consumption. During the 19th and early 20th centuries the diversity was huge. Old nursery catalogues were filled with plums, peaches, pears and apples of numerous varieties.
The Multiple Gated Acquisition scan (MUGA) is. a noninvasive tool that creates a moving image of. the beating heart. It is used for assessing the. health of the cardiac ventricles (the heartâs major. pumping chambers).
Comprehensive metabolic panel. (Redirected from SMA 20) The comprehensive metabolic panel, or chemical screen, (CMP; CPT code 80053) is a panel of 14 blood tests which serves as an initial broad medical screening tool. The CMP provides a rough check of kidney function, liver function, diabetic and parathyroid status, and electrolyte and fluid balance, but this type of screening has its limitations.