Eating stone crabs at home. Stone crab season runs Oct. 15 to May 15 in Florida. Stone crab season runs Oct. 15 to May 15 in Florida. Stone crabs are sold fully cooked, because freezing or icing raw claws causes the meat to stick to the shell. Kerry Siemsen, co-owner of Old Dixie Seafood in Boca Raton, offers these tips for enjoying stone crabs at home. â Stone crabs are best served the day you buy them. They can be kept for one day, if necessary.
Blood urea nitrogen - BUN - is a blood test performed as a marker of kidney function. It is part of the basic metabolic panel done for health screening. It is also used to monitor the progression of kidney failure. BUN is produced by the breakdown of protein and usually cleared from the blood by the kidneys.
BUN â Blood urea nitrogen. 1  Purpose: To detect elevated waste levels in the bloodstream, which is an early sign of reduced kidney function. 2  Normal range: 7 to 20 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). 3  How this test is conducted: A blood sample is taken and sent for analysis.