slide 1 of 4. The BMP blood test is actually a set of eight different tests that allow doctors to better understand a patient's health by providing lab values associated with the kidneys, acid/base balance, blood sugar, and levels of specific minerals in the body.est Components. The BMP blood test includes the levels of glucose and calcium in the blood; levels of the electrolytes sodium, potassium, chloride, and carbon dioxide, and BUN and creatinine levels, which indicate how the kidneys are functioning.
After two years at Berkeley, Cowell pursued further studies in New York where he encountered Leo Ornstein, the radically futurist composer-pianist. Still a teenager, Cowell wrote the piano piece Dynamic Motion (1916), his first important work to explore the possibilities of the tone cluster (listen (helpÂ·info)).
In 1825, Alpheus Babcock of Boston invented, developed, and patented the one-piece cast-iron frame, which allowed the frame to sustain the nearly 40,000 pounds of string tension and therefore let the piano produce a more powerful and sustained sound. It also allowed makers to use thicker strings, especially in the lower register of the piano. It further eliminated the need for the instrument to have a closed bottom, which until then had helped structural firmness. The 340-pound one-piece cast-iron frame was a major development in the history of the piano. Pedals The Piano Pedals The Pedals