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A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood. The hallmark test is the serum BUN (blood urea nitrogen) level. Usually caused by the inability of the kidney to excrete these compounds.
Also: Azotemic
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Topics Related To Azotemia
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| Gastric/Peptic/Duodenal Ulcers | The Condition
"...Pyloric obstruction with gastric retention and vomiting - dehydration and azotemia; decreased serum Na, CI, K; increased C02 content and increased pH (metabolic alkalosis)..."
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Kidney Disease |
The Condition
"...A patient with any sort of impaired kidney function will have increased creatinine and urea nitrogen in the blood, or azotemia..."
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Last updated: Oct 08, 2008
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