There are many causes of intellectual disability, factors include physical, genetic and/or social. The most common syndromes associated with intellectual disability are autism, Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
A comprehensive metabolic panel is a blood test that measures your sugar (glucose) level, electrolyte and fluid balance, kidney function, and liver function. Glucose is a type of sugar your body uses for energy. Electrolytes keep your body's fluids in balance.
Updated April 09, 2016. A metabolic workup, also called a comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), is a set of 14 blood tests done that gives information on the health of a person's kidneys and liver, and also tests blood sugar, blood proteins, and electrolytes (minerals in the body).