Health knowledge made personal
Please enter a search word or phrase.
The search word cannot have more than 100 characteres.
Blood Urea Nitrogen - Articles
Blood Work: Understanding BUN and Creatinine
by
Lauren B.
Posted
Wed 27 Aug 2008 8:33am
In order to determine kidney function, a blood test called the BUN Creatinine is performed. BUN stands for b lood u rine n itrogen. It measures how much urea is present.... When this happens, the imbalance of electrolytes can result in a buildup of nitrogen in the blood that is caused by a buildup of urea in the body.
Urea is a molecule comprised
Read on »
Laboratory Tests and Blood Levels for Dialysis Patients
by
julius
Posted
Mon 16 Nov 2009 10:02pm
procedures. It is always advisable to talk to your doctor, nurse, and dietitian about your blood levels.
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) : 60 – 110 mg/dL
Creatinine: 8.0 – 20.0 mg/dL...
Dialysis patients are required to take monthly laboratory tests. This is to ensure proper monitoring of our body’s blood and chemistry levels. These tests are also used
Read on »
A Urea moment
by
Stuart G.
Posted
Tue 15 Dec 2009 9:18am
Day shift: Four calls: One by police van; one by car and two by ambulance.
Stats: 1 DIB; 1 ? Renal problems; 1 ? Flu jab reaction; 1 Chest pain.
Most of the 26 year-old males I go to claiming difficulty in breathing are not and are probably stressed, hyperventilating or just plain over-reacting but the young man I visited at the medical r ...
Read on »
Common Blood Test
by
Noman Khan
Posted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm
electrolyte levels may be a sign of dehydration, kidney disease, liver disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, or other disorders.
Kidney tests measure levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine. Both of these are waste products that the kidneys filter out of the body. Abnormal BUN and creatinine levels may be signs of a kidney disease
Read on »
DDx for Elevated BUN or Cr without Low GFR
by
Matt S.
Posted
Wed 19 Aug 2009 12:00am
of non-renal conditions which can increase either BUN or creatinine independently of low GFR.
An elevated BUN without AKI can occur in the following situations1. G.I. bleeding (because digested blood is a source of urea nitrogen).
2. excessive protein intake or a catabolic state.
3. steroid use.
4. TPN.
5. multiple boluses of iv albumin given
Read on »
February 8, 2011
by
Michael B.
Posted
Tue 08 Feb 2011 1:30pm
A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test measures the amount of nitrogen in your blood that comes from the waste product urea. Urea is made when protein is broken down in your body. Urea... going to concentrate on a few…creatinine, BUN, microalbumin and eGFR.
First off, creatinine…The blood creatinine level shows how well your kidneys are working. A high creatinine
Read on »
What Are These Labs For?
by
Dr. Marybeth Crane
Posted
Mon 11 Jan 2010 9:47am
are a diabetic and we want to know how well you have controlled your blood sugars over the past 3 months, this test will let us know.
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) is a waste product made... medication and people with infections are all candidates for blood work. Here are some of the more common labs ordered by your podiatrist, what they are for and what abnormal levels
Read on »
Day 183 1/2 year
by
stevenluch
Posted
Thu 01 Oct 2009 2:11pm
)
Serum triglycerides
Serum protein electrophoresis
Blood Urea nitrogen (BUN)
Serum creatine
Serum uric acid
Glucose Fasting blood sugar (FBS)- 12 hour fast
Serum iron... wherever I am in the world.
Got a 6 month blood test that includes everything requested in the gerson book. I paid cash and it was 136 US dollars. Here is a full list of both
Read on »
Buns, Buns and More Homemade Buns
by
Lian
Posted
Mon 12 Apr 2010 12:36am
Friday I made cinnamon buns. Yummm!
Today, I made sausage buns (and a few cinnammon buns).
It's bun fever in my home now. Really putting that breadmaker I bought... gluten (optional)* (I didn't use it)
The cinnamon buns I made came out really huge. I admit I'm no expert at spreading the dough, rolling and cutting them. It turned out
Read on »
