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
Female
< 4 years: 1.8 - 6.0 mmol/L
4 - 13 years: 2.5 - 6.0 mmol/L
14 - 19 years: 3.0 - 7.5 mmol/L
20 - 50 years: 2.5 - 6.7 mmol/L
> 50 years: 3.5 - 7.2 mmol/L
Male
< 4 years: 1.8 - 6.0 mmol/L
4 - 13 years: 2.5 - 6.0 mmol/L
14 - 19 years: 3.0 - 7.5 mmol/L
20 - 50 years: 3.2 - 7.4 mmol/L
> 50 years: 3.0 - 9.2 mmol/L
