Measuring renal function with urea and creatinine tests
Higgins, C.
Nursing Times 90(51): 34-36
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 7816667 Document Number: 424716
The second paper in our series on laboratory examination of specimens discusses the measurement of urea and creatinine in the blood as tests of renal function. It outlines the synthesis of urea and creatinine and their excretion following glomerular filtration.
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