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What Does The Blood Test Result Indicate?

Recent blood work showed a test CKD-EPI . with BUN/CREATNIN RATIO of 24. As a retired nurse receiving results in the mail over the weekend, I know just enough to freak me out & my DR. is in surgery tomorrow. I am not sure why the test was performed as I am a tee totaler. Any way you could answer on a purely....... professional basis ? Not to diagnose just shed some light on the ratio information.
Thu, 21 May 2015
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Hi i did review your.concern.
The bun/ creat ratio is important in a setting. Of acute renal failure,where it helps determine whether cause is prerenal or intrarenal.when bun/ creat is > 20 it usually means kidney is doing fine as creat is getting rid of compared to bun,however when kidney stops functioning,creat excretion goes down and serum value rises so bun:creatI hope this helps
Wish you all d best.
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What Does The Blood Test Result Indicate?

Hi i did review your.concern. The bun/ creat ratio is important in a setting. Of acute renal failure,where it helps determine whether cause is prerenal or intrarenal.when bun/ creat is 20 it usually means kidney is doing fine as creat is getting rid of compared to bun,however when kidney stops functioning,creat excretion goes down and serum value rises so bun:creatI hope this helps Wish you all d best.