Method Name
Colormetric
Aliases
Blood Urea Nitrogen; BUN; BUN, Serum, Urea Nitrogen - Blood
Specimen Required
One Lithium Heparin separator or one SST/gel tube
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 72 hours refrigerated.
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
6-20 mg/dL