CLIA: Chemistry / Urinalysis

Question

Which one of the following statements about urea is false:

Please select the single best answer

It accounts for 75% of nonprotein nitrogen excreted

It is elevated in a variety of glomerular, tubular, interstitial, and vascular renal diseases

It is decreased in dehydration

The reference range for normal individuals is 7 to 18 mg/dl when expressed as blood urea nitrogen

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