Having low BUN levels doesn’t necessarily indicate a kidney problem. Depending on the cause, you may need to focus on drinking more water and eating less protein. A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test is ...

Your body creates ammonia when it breaks down protein from foods. Ammonia contains nitrogen, which mixes with other elements in your body, including carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, to form urea. Urea is ...

Azotemia is a common health condition among older adults and people who are in the hospital. Around 8% to 16% of hospital admissions are due to azotemia. This condition occurs when your kidneys have ...

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 of ...

Doctors order a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test to measure the amount of urea nitrogen in your blood. It helps them see how well your kidneys are working. A BUN test measures how much blood urea ...

CONTINUED interest and advances in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis have accompanied the increasing emphasis on early and frequent dialyses in acute renal failure, the exploratory programs in ...