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Descriptor English:

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Descriptor Spanish:

Nitrógeno de la Urea Sanguínea

Descriptor Portuguese:

Nitrogênio da Ureia Sanguínea

Synonyms English:

BUN
Nitrogen, Blood Urea
Urea Nitrogen, Blood

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Definition English:

The urea concentration of the blood stated in terms of nitrogen content. Serum (plasma) urea nitrogen is approximately 12% higher than blood urea nitrogen concentration because of the greater protein content of red blood cells. Increases in blood or serum urea nitrogen are referred to as azotemia and may have prerenal, renal, or postrenal causes. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984)

Indexing Annotation English:

note category; AZOTEMIA is available for the disease

History Note English:

67(64)

Record Number:

1834

Unique Identifier:

D001806

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