Note especially that expenses appear in two contexts: 1  Firstly, expense as a concept in financial accounting. In this context, expenses are especially prominent on the Income statement. 2  Secondly, expense as a concept in budgeting. Budgets exist primarily to plan, manage and control expense spending.
It is the CMP, a metabolic panel that you have to fast for. The complete blood count (CBC), sed rate (ESR), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), rheumatoid factor (RF) and uric acid dont really need to be fasting but a metabolic panel does. Votes: +1.
Fasting means not eating or drinking for a period of time before your lab tests. Some blood tests are sensitive to food and drink in your system, and fasting helps ensure that the test results are more accurate. Some common tests that require fasting are blood cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose level tests. Some tests that check for vitamin levels, such as Vitamin E or A may also require fasting.