A blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test measures the amount of urea nitrogen in the blood. The result can indicate how well a person’s kidneys are working. A higher than normal level of BUN may point ...

Association between blood–urea–nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and in-hospital mortality in patients diagnosed with coronavirus ...

The use of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentration as a measure of renal function is even less reliable, because BUN levels can be affected by the presence of gastrointestinal bleeding or by the ...

The odds of major perioperative bleeding were increased 18.1-fold for patients who underwent emergent hepatic surgery, 10.9-fold for emergent splenic surgery, and 9.6-fold for emergent pancreatic ...

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 ...

LYSOZYME, a bacteriolytic enzyme discovered in 1922 by Sir Alexander Fleming, 2 is found in a number of biologic fluids. The enzyme is a basic protein of low molecular weight that lyses ...