LITTLE attention in the past has been paid to an understanding of the significance of an abnormally low level of urea in the blood. The major portion of the published literature discussing levels ...

Kidney function tests evaluate how well your kidneys are functioning by measuring the levels of creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in your blood. High levels of creatinine and BUN can be a ...

One common example: ­Patients who zealously follow the usual instruction to have "nothing to eat or drink the night before" can end up with high blood urea nitrogen (BUN), which assesses kidney ...

Certain populations are more affected by arsenic exposure, particularly low-income communities and those who rely on ...

High levels of ammonia kill liver cells by damaging the mitochondria that power the cells. But this can be prevented using an ...

Investigators created a model for predicting the risk of urinary sepsis after endoscopic surgery for urinary stones using several key variables. A model incorporating values of stone composition and ...

Existing renal damage biomarkers such as serum creatinine (SCr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) meet the first two criteria. However, regulators have now accepted that in preclinical testing ...