Urea
- Useful for:
Screening test for evaluation of kidney function. Determination of the concentration of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in serum is a widely used test for the assessment of renal function. This test is often requested in combination with serum creatinine measurement for the differential diagnosis of prerenal (heart failure, fluid loss, increased protein catabolism), renal (glomerulonephritis, chronic nephritis, polycystic kidney disease, nephrosclerosis, tubular necrosis), and postrenal (urinary tract obstruction) uremia.
- Method Name: Urease
- Other Common Names: /
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 2
- Fasting or other requirements: None
- Specimen Type: Serum
- Specimen Required Supplies: Serum gel vial (preferred), Red top vial (acceptable)
- Specimen Volume: 0.5 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: Same day/1 day
- Performing Laboratories Location: Central Lab, BOCOC Lab and Apollonio Lab
