Also known as: Blood Urea Nitrogen, BUN
Specimen requirements
Adult sample type: Serum (gold/yellow top SST)
Paediatric sample type: Plasma (orange top paediatric tube)
Collection requirements: No special requirements
Cost
Price on application
Turnaround time
Analytical method
Spectrophotometry - Enzymatic - Urease, Glutamate Dehydrogenase
Analysis undertaken at these site(s)
- John Radcliffe Hospital
- Churchill Hospital
- Horton General Hospital
Reference intervals
Males and females:
<1y: 1.2-6.0 mmol/L
<18y: 3.2-7.9 mmol/L
18y+: 2.5-7.8 mmol/L
