A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test that provides information about: 1  how the kidney and liver are functioning. 2  sugar (glucose) and protein levels in the blood. 3  the bodyâs electrolyte and fluid balance.
The ancient Egyptians dug a long canal called Bahr Yousuf to bring water from the Nile to the Faiyum Depression for irrigation. Egyptians developed a system of Nilometers at various points along the valley. This was helpful in comparing past and present water levels. Water storage was not attempted by the Egyptians.
1 King Minos of Crete had the first flushing water closet recorded in history and that was over 2800 years ago. 2  A toilet was discovered in the tomb of a Chinese king of the Western Han Dynasty that dates back to 206 BC to 24 AD.