Urea
Human GmbH
Substrates and Metabolites
Brief Description
Clinical Chemistry Reagents.
Urea (UREA, BUN) measurements are used in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, assessment and therapy control of certain renal and metabolic diseases such as acute renal failure, terminal renal disease, and metabolic status of intensive care and dialysis patients. Urea and creatinine determinations are frequently performed together in the differential diagnosis of kidney function.
Conversion factor for UREA, BUN [mg/dl] , Conc. (UREA) = 2.14 x conc. (BUN); conc. (BUN) = 0.47 x conc. (UREA) , Enzymatic colorimetric test and fully enzymatic UV test for the quantitative determination of urea in human serum, plasma and urine.
