Synonyms: Urea CR_Lab_Urea CO_Lab_Urea RC_Lab_Urea BL_Lab_Urea UC_Lab_Urea
Term information
A nitrogenous compound containing a carbonyl group attached to two amine groups with osmotic diuretic activity. In vivo, urea is formed in the liver via the urea cycle from ammonia and is the final end product of protein metabolism. Administration of urea elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain, cerebrospinal fluid and eye, into interstitial fluid and plasma, thereby decreasing pressure in those tissues and increasing urine outflow.
Term relations
- Laboratory values
- has_Follow_Up some Day_3
- has data type some numeric
- has_unit some Millimole_per_Liter
- has value some Not_Ascertained
- has_unit some Milligram_per_Deciliter
- has_Follow_Up some Day_7