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TABLE 10-6. Examples of Tests Available and Possible Results from Multitest Urine Dipstick
(Bayer Multistix 10 SG)
TEST RESULT
Leukocyte
Negative Trace Small + Moderate ++ Large +++
esterase
Nitrite Negative Positive
Urobilinogen Normal
0.2 mg/dL
Normal 1 mg/dL
2 mg/dL 4 mg/dL 8 mg/dL
Protein Negative Trace 30 mg/dL + 100 mg/dL ++ 300 mg/dL +++ 2,000 mg/dL ++++
pH 5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5
Blood (Hgb) Negative Nonhemolyzed
trace

1.000 1.005 1.010 1.015 1.020 1.025 1.030
Hemolyzed trace
Small + Moderate ++ Large +++
gravity
Ketones Negative Trace 5 mg/dL Small
15 mg/dL
Moderate 40 mg/dL
Large 80 mg/dL Large 160 mg/dL
Bilirubin Negative Small + Moderate ++ Large +++
Glucose Negative 1/10 g/dL (trace)
100 mg/dL
Source: Adapted with permission from Multistix (various) Reagent Strips [product information]. Elkhart, IN: Bayer HealthCare LLC; 2005.
1/4 g/dL 250 mg/dL
1/2 g/dL 500 mg/dL
1 g/dL 1,000 mg/dL
2 g/dL 2,000 mg/dL
phosphate, and magnesium–ammonium phosphate stones; pHs <5.5are associated with cystine and uric acid stones.
Specific Gravity
Normal range: 1.016 to 1.022 (normal uid intake)
e kidneys are responsible for maintaining the blood’s osmo­lality within a narrow range (285 to 300 mOsm/kg). To do so, the kidneys must vary the osmolality of the urine over a wide range. Although osmolality is the best measure of the kidneys’ concentrating ability, determining osmolality is di­cult. Fortunately, it correlates well with specic gravity when urine contains normal constituents. Specic gravity is the ratio of the weight of a given uid to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water. Sodium, urea, sulfate, and phosphate contrib­ute most to the specic gravity of urine. Because specic gravity is related to the weight (and not the number) of particles in solution, particles with a weight dierent from that of sodium chloride (the solute usually in the highest concentration there) can widen the disparity. Patients with normal kidney function can dilute urine to approximately 1.001 and concentrate urine to 1.035, which correlates to an osmolality of 50 to 1,000 mOsm/kg, respectively. A urinary specic gravity of 1.010 is considered isosthenuric; that is, the urinary osmolality is the same as plasma.
Specic gravity can be measured by reagent strips (dipstick),
a urinometer (hydrometer), or a refractometer. e reagent
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strips change color based on the pKa change of the strips in relation to the ionic concentration of the urine. e indicator substance on the strip changes color, which can be then corre­lated to the specic gravity. Specic gravity measured by reagent strips is not aected by high concentrations of substances such as glucose, protein, or radiographic contrast media, which may elevate readings with refractometers and urinometers. e uri­nometer is akin to a graduated buoy; it requires sucient urine volume to oat freely. e reading is adjusted according to the urine temperature. e refractometer uses the refractive index as a basis and needs only a few milliliters of urine and no tem­perature adjustment.
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Several conditions can aect specic gravity. In general, uri­nary specic gravity should be considered abnormal if it is the opposite (high versus low and vice versa) of that which should be produced based on the concurrent plasma osmolality. Patients who are volume depleted should present with a concentrated urine (specic gravity ≥1.020) as a normal compensatory mech­anism. Patients with prerenal disease will likely have relatively concentrated urine, whereas patients with intrinsic damage to the renal tubules are more likely to produce urine, which is isos thenuric (the tubules are unable to dilute or concentrate the urine, so the urine is the same concentration as the ltrate). e urine of patients with diabetes insipidus has low values (<1.005) despite a relatively hypertonic plasma. On the other hand, patients with the syndrome of inappropriate syndrome
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TABLE 10-7. Causes of Proteins in Urine
Mild proteinuria (<0.5 g/day)
High blood pressure
Lower UTI
Fever
Renal tubular damage
Exercise
Moderate proteinuria (0.5–3 g/day)
Congestive heart failure
Chronic glomerulonephritis
Acute glomerulonephritis
Diabetic nephropathy
Pyelonephritis
Multiple myeloma
Preeclampsia of pregnancy
Rhabdomyolysis
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Glomerulonephritis
Amyloid
Chronic glomerulonephritis (severe)
Diabetic nephropathy
Lupus nephritis
Rhabdomyolysis
Source: Adapted with permission from Sacher RA, McPherson
Widmann’s Clinical Interpretation of Laboratory Tests. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA:
FA Davis Company; 2000:924–1014; Bosch X, Poch E, Grau JM. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury. N Engl J Med. 2009;361(1):62–72.
of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) have concentrated urine and relatively hypotonic serum.
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Urobilinogen
Normal range: 0.3 to 1 Ehrlich unit
Urobilinogen (formed by bacterial conversion of conjugated
bilirubin in the intestine) is normally present in urine and increases when the turnover of heme pigments is abnormally rapid, as in hemolytic anemia, congestive heart failure with liver congestion, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, and drug- induced hepa­totoxicity. Elevated urobilinogen may be premonitory of early hepatocellular injury, such as hepatitis, because it is evident in urine before serum bilirubin levels increase. Alkaline urine is also associated with increased urobilinogen concentrations caused by enhanced renal elimination. Urobilinogen may decrease (if previously elevated) in patients started on antibiotics (eg, neomycin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline) that reduce
the intestinal ora producing this substance. Urobilinogen is usually absent in total biliary obstruction because the substance cannot be formed. Increased urobilinogen in the absence of bili­rubin in the urine suggests a hemolytic process.
Bilirubin
Normal range: negative
A dark yellow or greenish- brown color generally suggests bili­rubin in the urine (bilirubinuria). Most test strips rely on the
reaction between bilirubin with a diazotized organic dye to yield a distinct color. Bilirubinuria may be seen in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis or obstruction of the bile duct (stones or tumor). False- negative results may occur in patients taking ascorbic acid.
Blood and Hemoglobin
Normal range: negative
Dipsticks for blood depend on the oxidation of an indicator dye due to the peroxidase activity of hemoglobin. A dipstick test can detect as few as one to two RBCs per high- power eld. Even small amounts of blood noted on dipstick require further inves­tigation. It is important to note that in addition to hemoglo­bin, myoglobin can also catalyze this reaction so that a positive dipstick result for blood may indicate hematuria (blood), hemoglobinuria (free hemoglobin in urine), or myoglobinuria. Microscopic examination of the urine is needed to distinguish hematuria. e presence of ascorbic acid in the urine may lead to a false- negative result with these tests, which is usually asso­ciated with a fairly large oral intake of vitamin C.
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Hemoglobinuria suggests the presence of intravascular hemolysis or directed damage to the small blood vessels. e presence of myoglobin in the urine is highly suggestive of rhab­domyolysis, the acute destruction of muscle cells. With rhabdo­myolysis, myoglobin is cleared rapidly by the kidneys and can be detected in the urine.
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e clinical distinction between hematuria, hemoglobin­uria, and myoglobinuria is important because the clinical con­ditions that cause them are very dierent. e color of the urine is not specic; all three may lead to red or dark brown urine. As noted with dipsticks for blood, all three conditions lead to a positive test result. Microscopic analysis demonstrates many more erythrocytes with hematuria, but RBCs can be seen with hemoglobinuria and myoglobinuria. Erythrocytes may be few in hematuria because of lysis of the RBCs if the urine has a low specic gravity (<1.005).
Leukocyte Esterase
Normal range: negative to trace
Many dipsticks can detect leukocyte esterase, give a semiquanti­tative estimate of pyuria (pus in the urine), and thus be consid­ered an indirect test for UTIs. e presence of esterase activity correlates well with signicant numbers of neutrophils (either present or lysed) in the urine. e leukocyte esterase test is important because the presence of actual neutrophils in the urine is not a specic indicator for UTI.
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TABLE 10-8. Factors Affecting Urine pH
URINE PH AND FACTORS CAUSES AND COMMENTS
Alkaline
Postprandial Specimens voided shortly after meals
Vegetarianism 
Alkalosis (metabolic or respiratory) Hyperventilation, severe vomiting, GI suctioning
UTI Some bacteria (eg, Proteus) split urea to ammonia, which is alkalinizing
Renal tubular acidosis 
Drugs Acetazolamide, bicarbonate salts, thiazides, citrate, and acetate salts
Acidic
Drugs Ammonium chloride, ascorbic acid (high dose), methenamine
Food Cranberries, prunes, plums, fruit juices
Ketoacidosis Diabetes mellitus, starvation, high fever
Metabolic acidosis Increased ammonium excretion and cellular hypoxia with lactic acid production
(shock)
Sleep Mild respiratory acidosis
SourceWidmann’s Clinical Interpretation of Laboratory Tests. 11th ed. Philadelphia, PA: FA Davis Company; 2000:924–1014; McPherson RA, Ben-Ezra J, Zhao S. Basic examination
of urine. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:393–425.
Nitrite
Normal range: negative
e presence of nitrite in the urine is another indirect indica­tor of a UTI. Many organisms, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsi- ella, Enterobacter, Proteus, Staphylococcus, and Pseudomonas, are able to reduce nitrate to nitrite; thus, a positive urine test result would suggest a UTI. If nitrite- positive, a culture of the urine should be obtained. A rst- morning urine specimen is preferred because an incubation period is necessary for bacteria to convert urinary nitrate to nitrite. A positive test result is suggestive of a UTI, but a negative test result cannot rule out a UTI (ie, the test is specic but not highly sensitive). False- positive test results may be caused by strips that are exposed to air. False- negative results occur with infections caused by non–nitrite- producing organisms (Enterococcus).
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Additionally, certain medications may cause intentional glycosuria through their mechanism of action. One notable example includes the sodium- glucose cotransporter 2 inhibi­tor (SGLT2i) drug class, which is indicated primarily for type 2 diabetes mellitus but is supported by an increasing body of evi-
SGLT2i are proteins located on the proximal convoluted tubule that are responsible for ~90% of ltered glucose reabsorption. SGLT2i prevent glucose reabsorption and facilitate excretion in the urine, resulting in intended glycosuria.
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As a result of various factors that aect or cause glycosuria, use of urinary glucose to screen and monitor for diabetes is no longer a stan­dard of care.
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Ketones in the urine typically indicate a derangement of car bohydrate metabolism resulting in use of fatty acids as an energy source. Ketonuria in association with glucose in the urine is sug­gestive of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus. Ketonuria can
Glucose and Ketones
Normal range: none
Although glucose is ltered in the glomerulus, it is almost completely reabsorbed in the proximal tubule so that glucose
also occur with pregnancy, carbohydrate- free diets, and starva­tion. Aspirin has been reported to cause a false- negative ketone test result, whereas levodopa and phenazopyridine may cause false- positive ketone results (Minicase 3).
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is generally absent in the urine. However, at glucose concentra­tions >180 mg/dL, the capacity to reabsorb glucose is exceeded and glycosuria occurs. Glucose in the urine is suggestive of diabetes mellitus although other less common conditions can cause glycosuria.
Urinary Electrolytes
Like most laboratory tests, urinary electrolytes are rarely deni­tive for any diagnosis. ey can conrm suspicions of a particu­lar medical problem from the history, physical examination, and
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MINICASE 3
Glycosuria/Ketonuria
Mason L. is a 20- year- old man who presents to an urgent care facility with reports of fatigue and nausea. He notes losing 10 lb despite experiencing increased appetite and thirst over the past 3 months. He describes increased frequency of urination but denies any pain or burning sensations upon voiding.
URINALYSIS RESULT REFERENCE STANDARD/RANGES
Color Yellow Yellow
Specific gravity 1.020 1.016–1.022
Ketones 5+ Negative
Glucose 4+ Negative
pH 5 4.6–8
Blood Negative Negative
Protein Negative Negative
Nitrite Negative Negative
Leukocyte esterase Negative Negative-
Bacteria 0 0- trace
WBC 0 0-2/HPF
RBC 1/HPF 1-3/HPF
Epithelial cells 0 0-1/HPF
QUESTION: What condition is suggested by the patient’s
presentation and urinalysis results?
DISCUSSION: The patient requires further evaluation for type 1
diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis. Glycosuria suggests
diabetes mellitus because glucose is usually completely reabsorbed in the proximal tubule. Reports of polyphagia, polydipsia, and polyuria are hallmark characteristics of hyperglycemia. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is typically diagnosed in children, teens, and young adults. The presence of ketones suggests uncontrolled type 1
trace
diabetes mellitus because of improper carbohydrate metabolism. The subsequent catabolism of fatty acids for energy leads to weight loss. Along with ketonuria, the patient’s symptoms of fatigue and nausea prompt concerns for diabetic ketoacidosis.
other laboratory data. Along with the results of a urinalysis and serum electrolytes, urinary electrolyte tests allow the practitio­ner to rule in or out possible diseases of the dierential diagno­sis. ese tests are relatively simple to perform and widely used in the clinical setting.
“Normal” values for urinary electrolytes are a bit of a misno­mer because the kidneys should be retaining or excreting elec­trolytes based on intake and any endogenous production. Any concentration in the urine is normal if it favors a normal uid and serum electrolyte status. A related test, the urinary frac­tional excretion of sodium (%FENa), can assist with common diagnostic dilemmas involving the kidneys’ ability to regulate electrolytes.
Urinary Sodium and Potassium
e electrolyte that is most commonly measured in urine is sodium. Occasionally, it is useful to measure potassium and chloride. For these electrolytes, there is no conversion factor to International System (SI) units because milliequivalents per liter are equivalent to millimoles per liter.
Sodium
Normal range: varies widely
Regulation of urinary excretion of sodium maintains an eec­tive systemic circulating volume. For this reason, the urinary sodium concentration is oen used to assess volume status in a patient. Less oen, a 24- hour assessment of sodium excre­tion (via a urine collection) can be used to assess adherence to sodium restriction in a patient with hypertension and heart
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failure. should equal the amount of sodium taken in through the diet. For example, a patient following a low- sodium diet should ingest <90 mEq (90 mmol) of sodium per day and would, therefore, have a 24- hour urine sodium <90 mEq (90 mmol) per day if the patient is following the diet accurately. Sodium and water balance is an extremely complex process, and only the most common disorders that may alter sodium and water balance (and hence urine sodium) are discussed here.
seen in clinical practice, and it is most oen observed in vol­ume depletion (GI loss and diuretics) and in SIADH, which is
is is because the total urinary sodium excretion
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder
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not uncommon. In particular, SIADH can be seen in elderly patienets who are maintained on drugs known to cause excess secretion of ADH, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibi­tors. Urine sodium concentrations of <20 mEq/L generally sug­gest volume depletion— the kidneys are responding to the low volume by reabsorbing sodium. In the case of SIADH, which is characterized by inappropriate retention of water in the distal tubule, the urine sodium is generally >20 to 40 mEq/L.
Hypernatremia is less common and occurs when there is limited access to free water because otherwise healthy adults become thirsty in the face of hypernatremia. Diabetes insipidus, which is characterized by a decreased production or response to ADH, is another cause of hypernatremia. With diabetes insipi­dus, the urine sodium concentration is low despite the pres­ence of clinical euvolemia. is is due to dilution of the urinary sodium secondary to inappropriate loss of water in the urine.
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Urine sodium concentrations are also useful in the diagno­sis of AKI. In the presence of prerenal azotemia, urine sodium concentrations are low because of the kidneys’ attempt to main­tain volume and blood ow to the kidneys. On the other hand, with acute tubular necrosis, the urinary sodium is generally >40mEq/L because the damaged renal tubules are unable to reabsorb sodium and concentrate urine.83 e fractional excre­tion of sodium (FENa) may be used to test the resorptive function of renal tubules. Diuretics can also interfere with the assess­ment of urinary sodium. Even with volume depletion, urinary sodium levels can be high due to the eect of the diuretic on renal sodium handling.
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%FENa test. Although assessment of urine sodium concentra-
tions is useful in determining volume status, concentration of sodium in the urine is aected by the degree of water reab­sorption in the tubules. e FENa is the percentage of sodium (fraction) that is ltered in the glomerulus that eventually is excreted in the urine and corrects for the amount of water in the ltrate. An FENa can be estimated from a spot (random) urine sample with a concomitant serum sample. e calcula­tion is as follows:
U
=
NaSCr
SNaU
100
Cr
(12)
FENa%
( )
where UNa and SNa are urine and serum sodium in milliequiva­lents per liter or millimoles per liter and UCr and SCr are in milli­grams per deciliter or micromoles per liter.
In the face of AKI, the FENa can be useful to discriminate between a prerenal process (ie, volume depletion) and acute tubular necrosis. In the hypovolemic, prerenal state, the kid­neys conserve sodium and the FENa is <1%. With tubular dam­age, the FENa generally is >2% to 3%. As with the assessment of urine sodium, the FENa can be aected by diuretic therapy and may be somewhat high despite volume depletion.
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hypokalemia, urinary potassium may provide useful informa­tion. Concentrations >10 mEq/L in a hypokalemic patient usually mean that the kidneys are responsible for the loss. is may occur with potassium- wasting diuretics, high- dose sodium penicillin therapy (eg, ticarcillin/clavulanate and piperacillin/ tazobactam), metabolic acidosis or alkalosis, and renal tubular acidosis. Concomitant hypokalemia and low urinary potas­sium (<10 mEq/L) suggest GI loss (including chronic laxative abuse) as the cause of low serum potassium. In the setting of hyperkalemia, assessment of urinary potassium concentrations is less useful. Hyperkalemia is oen due to kidney failure (with or without drugs that aect potassium homeostasis), so potas­sium concentrations in the urine would be low.83 A 24- hour urine potassium measurement or the transtubular potassium gradient (TTKG) may be used to dierentiate between renal and nonrenal causes of potassium abnormalities. e TTKG measures potassium secretion by the distal nephron corrected for urine osmolality:
(13)
os
sm
TTKGKu/Ks S/U
where Ku and Ks are the concentrations of potassium in the urine and serum and S serum and urine, respectively.
and U
osm
are the osmolarities of the
osm
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A TTKG value of <6 suggests
a renal cause of hyperkalemia, whereas values >6 may indicate extrarenal causes of hyperkalemia, such as increased potassium intake, acidosis, or rhabdomyolysis.
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SUMMARY
e kidneys play a major role in the regulation of uids, elec­trolytes, and the acid–base balance. Kidney function is aected by the cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, and central nervous systems. erefore, abnormalities in these systems may be reected in renal or urine tests. Urinalysis is useful as a mirror for organ systems that generate substances (eg, blood/ biliary system and urobilinogen) ultimately eliminated in the urine. Urinalysis allows indirect examination without invasive procedures.
A rise in BUN without a simultaneous rise in SCr is not spe­cic for kidney dysfunction. However, concomitant elevations in BUN and SCr almost always reect some disturbance in the kid­neys’ ability to clear substances from the body. Renal functions should be estimated based on a patient’s SCr and demographic characteristics using either the 2009 CKD-EPI or Cockcro­Gault equation. ese equations are a more reliable index of kidney function than SCr alone. Evolving evidence may show better estimation of GFR with creatinine–cystatin-C equations.88 A thoughtful examination of urine (macroscopic, microscopic, and chemical) is an indispensable tool in identifying kidney and other pathologic processes that may be present in a patient.
Potassium
Normal range: varies widely
As is the case with sodium, urinary excretion of potassium varies based on dietary intake and other factors that may aect serum potassium concentrations. For patients with unexplained
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
e authors acknowledge the contributions of Dr. Dominick P. Trombetta, who authored this chapter in previous editions of this textbook.
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3. Dowling T. Evaluation of kidney. In: DiPiro JT, Yee GC, Posey L, et al, eds.
LEARNING POINTS
1. What is the relevance in knowing the eGFR?
ANSWER: The importance is in the assessment of whether the
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based on estimates of GFR and ranges of albuminuria, and it
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severity. Many medications are eliminated by renal excretion. Inappropriate use of nephrotoxic drugs or inappropriate dosing in patients with reduced renal function as evidenced by low eGFR may contribute to adverse drug reactions. The eGFR may assist the pharmacist in assessing medication use and determining dose and frequency adjustment. Lastly, staging may help iden­tify appropriate screening for other conditions and comorbidi­ties, such as anemia and mineral and bone disorder, and prepare patients for dialysis.
2.
Which is better to use for drug dosing, the Cockcroft­Gault, MDRD, or CKD-EPI equation?
ANSWER: Either the CrCl using Cockcroft-Gault equation or
the eGFR multiplied by BSA may be used to calculate drug doses for most patients. In some cases, manufacturer label-
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such as for metformin and SGLT2 inhibitors; others use CrCl as calculated by Cockcroft-Gault equation. Consider measuring CrCl for patients who are considered at high risk (very young and very old patients), for patients receiving drugs that have a narrow therapeutic index, or for patients in whom estima­tions of kidney function vary or are likely to be inaccurate. This is especially important in assessing patients for kidney transplant.
3.
What is the clinical signicance of measuring albuminuria?
ANSWER: Under normal conditions, a small amount of total
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low molecular weight serum globulins are then generally reab­sorbed in the proximal tubule, which means only small amounts are detected in the urine. The presence of albumin in the urine may suggest glomerular dysfunction, and albuminuria and GFR categories are used to classify CKD. Additionally, the category of albuminuria should be considered when assessing CKD prog­nosis. The ACR ratio is recommended to assess kidney damage in addition to the GFR. However, proteinuria may be intermit­tent and benign when caused by transient factors. As a result,
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be recommended to distinguish between benign and pathologic albuminuria.
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QUICKVIEW | BUN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Common reference range
Adults Children
Critical value 100 mg/dL (35.7 mmol/L) Associated with uremic syndrome in
Inherent activity Extremely high BUN levels lead to uremia, which
Location
Production Urea is byproduct of hepatic protein metabolism;
Storage Not applicable
Secretion/excretion 
8–23 mg/dL (2.9–8.2 mmol/L) 5–18 mg/dL (1.8–6.4 mmol/L)
includes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and other metabolic and endocrine abnormalities
source of protein can be exogenous (eg, protein in diet) or endogenous (eg, breakdown of RBCs or muscle cells)
undergoes proximal tubule reabsorption
BUN represents concentration of nitrogen in serum
Usually measured with creatinine to assess renal function
A normal BUN:creatinine ratio is 6:1 to 20:1; if ratio is >20:1, it suggests prerenal etiology of renal failure; if ratio is 10–20:1, it suggests intrarenal etiology of renal failure
patients with severe renal failure
Urea is primary way that body eliminates excess nitrogen
Percentage that is reabsorbed by proximal tubule is inversely related to patient’s intravascular volume; if intravascular volume is lower than normal, then percentage of BUN reabsorbed in proximal tubule is increased
Causes of abnormal values
High Prerenal causes: dehydration, blood loss, shock,
congestive heart failure, hypotension, increased protein catabolism (due to fever, infection, severe burns)
Intrarenal causes: acute or chronic renal failure due to any cause, glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis, severe hypertension
Postrenal causes: obstruction of ureter, bladder neck, or urethra due to stones, enlarged prostate, or stricture, respectively
Nonrenal causes: excessive amino acid infusions, upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding
Drugs with antianabolic effects or protein catabolic effects: corticosteroids, tetracyclines
Drugs that contribute to prerenal or intrarenal failure: ACE inhibitor, acetaminophen, acyclovir, diuretics, aminoglycosides, antibiotics, angiotensin II receptor blockers, NSAIDs, radiographic contract media
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QUICKVIEW | BUN
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Low Starving or malnourished patients with inadequate
Signs and symptoms
High level Azotemia refers to elevated BUN, which occurs when
Low level No symptoms
After event, time to….
Initial elevation Variable, depending on etiology of increase in BUN
Peak values Can exceed 100 mg/dL
(cont’d)
protein intake or patients with muscle­Excess intravascular volume (eg, congestive heart
failure) or SIADH may dilute BUN and have low levels Chloramphenicol, guanethidine, or streptomycin use
GFR is 20%–35% of normal
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electrolyte, endocrine, neuromuscular, hematologic, or dermatologic, and metabolic abnormalities; it occurs when patient has overt renal failure and GFR is <20%–25%
wasting disease
Normalization If prerenal or postrenal etiology of renal failure is
corrected, BUN will return to normal range quickly; however, if intrarenal etiology of renal failure results in permanent nephron injury, high levels of BUN may persist; in this case, when uremia develops, patient may be dialyzed, which will reduce BUN level
Causes of spurious results
Avoid collecting blood specimens in tubes containing
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