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| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001806
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D001806
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| Preferred Name | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
| Definitions |
The urea concentration of the blood stated in terms of nitrogen content. Serum (plasma) urea nitrogen is approximately 12% higher than blood urea nitrogen concentration because of the greater protein content of red blood cells. Increases in blood or serum urea nitrogen are referred to as azotemia and may have prerenal, renal, or postrenal causes. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984)
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| Synonyms |
Nitrogen, Blood Urea
BUN
Urea Nitrogen, Blood
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | The urea concentration of the blood stated in terms of nitrogen content. Serum (plasma) urea nitrogen is approximately 12% higher than blood urea nitrogen concentration because of the greater protein content of red blood cells. Increases in blood or serum urea nitrogen are referred to as azotemia and may have prerenal, renal, or postrenal causes. (From Saunders Dictionary & Encyclopedia of Laboratory Medicine and Technology, 1984) |
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| altLabel |
Nitrogen, Blood Urea
BUN
Urea Nitrogen, Blood
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| prefLabel | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| TH |
UNK (19XX)
NLM (1964)
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| notation | D001806
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| DX | 19670101
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| Machine permutation | 67
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| MN |
E05.200.124.100.115
E01.370.225.124.100.115
E01.370.390.400.100
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| MMR | 20150622
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| HN | 67(64)
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| DC | 1
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| MDA | 19990101
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| type | |
| tui | T059
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| cui | C0005845
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| AN | note category; AZOTEMIA is available for the disease
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| TERMUI |
T005247
T005248
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