title: Measuring renal function with urea and creatinine tests.
abstract: 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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authors: Higgins
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D009399:Nephrons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine