Urea norm in biochemical analysis (UREA)

Normal values ​​may vary depending on:

• Diet (protein-rich foods)
• Intensity of physical labor;
• Taking a number of medications (hormone therapy)

Excess may indicate:

• Renal pathology (acute inflammation and exacerbation of chronic, associated with infection, intoxication, autoimmune diseases)
• Dysfunction of the urinary system associated with obstruction of the normal outflow of urine (stones, tumors of the ureters, bladder, urethra)
• Systemic oncological processes (metastases, tumor lesions of the red bone marrow)
• Severe somatic conditions (cardiac and respiratory failure)

Extensive injuries (especially with muscle compression), burns, frostbite, poisoning, severe infections also lead to an increase in concentration.

It is necessary to take into account that with all the above pathologies, other changes (characteristic symptoms, shifts in accompanying studies) should be present in the clinical picture. Isolated increase is quite rare and requires repeated determination.

A decrease in the level indicates violations of protein and nitrogen metabolism. Sometimes this condition is more dangerous than high numbers. This is associated with liver disease (cirrhosis, hepatosis, hepatitis), which is not able to neutralize ammonia and convert it into less toxic compounds. The toxin accumulates and has a pronounced negative effect.

Low values ​​are observed in exhausted patients.

Blood should be donated when symptoms such as:

• Edema
• Back pain
• Cloudy urine or other impurities
• Dysuric disorders (frequent, painful urination)
• Changes in general tests

If a diagnosis has already been established, the doctor himself determines the indications for the study. As a rule, the level of creatinine, bilirubin and total protein is determined in parallel for a comprehensive assessment of the pathological process.