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Bun/creatinine ratio

Bun/creatinine ratio

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A 38-year old asked:

Meaning of bun/creatinine ratio?

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A 42-year old asked:

What causes elevated bun/creatinine ratio?

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What's the meaning of high bun/creatinine ratio?

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What does an elevated Bun/creatinine ratio mean?

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A 43-year old asked:

what does a high bun/creatinine ratio reading mean?

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A 36-year old asked:

What is the cause of high bun creatinine ratio in children?

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A 39-year old asked:

High bun and bun/creatinine ratio results. What does this mean?

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A 31-year old asked:

Low creatinine and elevated bun/creatinine ratio. Please explain?

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A 40-year old female asked about a 65-year old female:

What does it mean low creatinine levels and high bun creatinine ratio?

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A 31-year old male asked:

I just had a bun test and it came out at 12 is that ok?? And my bun/creatinine ratio is 18

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A 38-year old female asked:

What is a BUN/creatinine ratio? How is it calculated and if mine is 22 but my other levels are fine what should I do?

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A member asked:

What does a "high" (23) "BUN/Creatinine Ratio" mean for an otherwise healthy person? Worried. Can't get good explanation from my doctor.

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A member asked:

My BUN creatinine ratio is 8 when it was supposed to between 10 24 How bad it is and what could be causing it and what can I do to incrase it thanks?

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A 44-year old asked:

How can the bun/creatinine ratio show dehydration?

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A 40-year old asked:

On a metabolic workup, what does a low bun/creatinine ratio reading mean?

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A 34-year old asked:

During a metabolic workup, what does a high bun/creatinine ratio reading mean?

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A 27-year old male asked:

What does it mean if your BUN/Creatinine Ratio is high and your Creatinine Serum is low?

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A 41-year old asked:

Bun/creatinine ratio is very high in kidney infections?

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A 40-year old asked:

What causes an elevated bun/creatinine ratio on your lab results?

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A 40-year old asked:

My lab results were normal for BUN and Creatinine however BUN/Creatinine Ratio was high?

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A 28-year old male asked:

My 3 yr old daughter BUN level is 17(mg/dL), Creatinine is .37(mg/dL), and BUN/Creatinine Ratio is 46. What does this mean? She also has hives 4 weeks

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A member asked:

My son had lab work done and it came back with a neutrophils count of 85 and a lymphs count of 8 and a bun of 21 and a bun/creatinine ratio of 57?

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A female asked:

What does it mean if my creatinine syrum is 0.4 & my Bun/creatinine ratio is 28 H my LDH is 124 L & my uric acid is 2.6 L I'm a 22 yr old woman?

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A 54-year old asked:

I had a partial nephrectomy in 2008. My lab results were normal for BUN and Creatinine however BUN/Creatinine Ratio was high (25). Should I be concern?

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A 56-year old female asked:

BUN/CREATININE RATIO = 20...Taking Diovan (valsartan) HCT 160/12.5 for HTN-Could diuretic in BP med be affecting level?

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A 27-year old female asked:

What significance is an elevated BUN/Creatinine ratio? I also had WBC on urinalysis but no bacteria, no signs of UTI. BUN and Creatinine individually

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A 60-year old male asked:

Monocytes 15%; BUN/Creatinine Ratio 24; Esterase (abnormal); Microalbumin 77.9; Vitamin D (calcitriol) 24.8. What does this mean with remaining results all normal?

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A male asked:

I have creatinine serum of 1.64, BUN 15 & BUN to creatinine ratio of 9. An ultrasound of the kidneys revealed no stones or blockage...Is kidney damage confirmed?

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A 38-year old female asked:

Husbands blood creatinine level is 1.18, reference range is ( 0.50-1.20 mg/dL). BUN/CRE ratio is 11.0, range is (10-20 ). Is there anything to be concerned about here?

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A 39-year old male asked:

My 2007 med record says: glucose 104, BUN 25, Creatinine 1.5, Bun/Creat ratio 17, eGFR 58. Any danger in any of those, i'm scared :-(

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