Why does the plasma urea concentration increase in acute dehydration

Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 336 - 336
Published: Dec 1, 2008
Abstract
Acute dehydration biochemically manifests itself with mild uremia and a normal creatinine concentration. The reason for this, as quoted in popular medical textbooks, is that there is increased reabsorption of urea by the kidneys ([1][1]). This explanation is rarely taken further by clinical...
Paper Details
Title
Why does the plasma urea concentration increase in acute dehydration
Published Date
Dec 1, 2008
Volume
32
Issue
4
Pages
336 - 336
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