Question 1

what does high bun 44 mean?

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High BUN: May mean that you have kidney disease, or hemolytic anemia, or gastrointestinal bleeding, or stomach obstruction. Dehydration also can cause the level of blood urea nitrogen to be falsely higher. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.

Question 2

what does a high bun and creatinine reading indicate?

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Co-tango usually: The BUN is usually 10 times the creatinine. When the creatinine goes up, the BUN goes up similarly to roughly keep this proportion, in most kidney disease states.

The notable exception is when the creatinine goes up say by 20% to 1.2, but the BUN goes up *5 to 50.  This strongly suggests a pre-renal state, commonly dehydration. 

Mild elevations of BUN with normal creatinines aren't of concern.

Question 3

i have a high bun/ creatinine level (28) and a low creatinine level (0.5) .  should i be concerned or do something?

Accepted Answer

No: Low creatinine never means anything bad. Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies fall outside arbitrarily. The ratio could be up if you ate a couple of burgers. You're physician's not worried. Stay physically fit and you'll probably have a long and happy life. Best wishes.

Question 4

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

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See below: An elevated BUN with normal creatinine and a ratio of  [generally more than 18-20] occurs most commonly in dehydrated individuals and is not a sign of kidney damage.It may also occur in in certain other conditions like  bleeding in the intestines, artificial nutrition intravenously of Amino Acids and use of steroids.

Question 5

what does a high bun/creatinine ratio reading mean?

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See below: An elevated BUN with normal creatinine and a ratio of  [generally more than 18-20] occurs most commonly in dehydrated individuals and is not a sign of kidney damage.It may also occur in in certain other conditions like  bleeding in the intestines, artificial nutrition intravenously of Amino Acids and use of steroids.

Question 6

high bun and bun/creatinine ratio results? dangerous?

Accepted Answer

See below: An elevated BUN with normal creatinine and a ratio of  [generally more than 18-20] occurs most commonly in dehydrated individuals and is not a sign of kidney damage.It may also occur in in certain other conditions like  bleeding in the intestines, artificial nutrition intravenously of Amino Acids and use of steroids.Your doctor determines its significance.

Question 7

what does a high bun/creatinine and high glucose mean?

Accepted Answer

Co-tango usually: The BUN is usually 10 times the creatinine. When the creatinine goes up, the BUN goes up similarly to roughly keep this proportion, in most kidney disease states.

The notable exception is when the creatinine goes up say by 20% to 1.2, but the BUN goes up *5 to 50.  This strongly suggests a pre-renal state, commonly dehydration. 

Mild elevations of BUN with normal creatinines aren't of concern.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

BUN/Cr Ratio: The most common cause of a high blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to creatinine ratio is dehydration. A ratio over 20 indicates low intravascular volume. The BUN can also be elevated in people with a high muscle mass.

Question 9

what's a way to decrease high bun and creatinine in my blood?

Accepted Answer

Get it evaluated: First of all, determine the cause and treat that. These values are usually high because of a reduction in kidney function or dehydration. See a kidney specialist (nephrologist).

Question 10

high bun and bun/creatinine ratio results. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Dehydration: Is most common cause of high BUN with normal creatinine (therefore high ratio). Other causes can be high protein load in the diet, muscle injury or muscle breakdown (bun is formed by the breakdown of proteins). Whether to worry depends on how high the BUN is, and the circumstances when the test was drawn. Talk to the doctor who ordered the test for personalized interpretation.

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