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 ...

In this procedure, patients are connected to a dialysis machine which acts as an artificial kidney to remove most of the urea and restore/maintain the water and ion balance of the blood.

Each nephron is made of a tubule and is responsible for 'cleaning' the blood by removing urea and excess water and mineral ions. Blood passes through the nephron inside the kidneys, there are many ...