Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Blood urea nitrogen
Test/Range/Collection
Blood urea nitrogen, serum or plasma (BUN)
8–20 mg/dL
[2.9–7.1 mmol/L]
SST, PPT (light green)
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Blood Urea Nitrogen." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619083/all/Blood_urea_nitrogen.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Blood urea nitrogen. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619083/all/Blood_urea_nitrogen. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Blood urea nitrogen. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619083/all/Blood_urea_nitrogen
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Blood Urea Nitrogen [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619083/all/Blood_urea_nitrogen.
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