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Low bun levels indicate
A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Paul Pylesanswered
Addiction Medicine 34 years experience
No: BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen and is a test of renal function. It used in conjunction with the creatinine level to evaluate the functioning of th... Read More
3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
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 i... Read More
3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago

Dr. Fred McCurdyanswered
Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis 46 years experience
BUN/Creat Ratio: I personally would not worry about it since the high ratio is due to a slightly elevated BUN. This might be due to a diet high in non-essential amino... Read More
3.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 47-year-old member asked:

Dr. Rajesh Boorguanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 28 years experience
Several things: Low cr may be completely normal in a young patient and indicates good kidney function. Other causes of low serum cr are low muscle mass, which can oc... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 45 years experience
Why do you ask?: Labs mean nothing in the absence of a clinical history. You might be a vegan bodybuilder. When I was lifting weights every day, my creatinine ran 1.6-... Read More
2.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 56-year-old female asked:

Dr. S. Smiley Thakuranswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 32 years experience
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 dis... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Jack Rubinanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 49 years experience
BUN of 5: Your BUN of 6 mg/dl is low. It is important to know that its level varies from lab to lab. And it is related to your protein intake and your state of ... Read More
4.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old male asked:

Dr. Richard Romanoanswered
Internal Medicine 10 years experience
LAb ratios: These ratios are less concerning or clinically important than the actual values that make them up. So, the separate creatine and BUN results are more ... Read More
165 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 37-year-old female asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
More than one issue: There is likely more than one issue and it is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and review... Read More
4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. Ashu Syalanswered
Pediatrics - Nephrology & Dialysis 31 years experience
Calcium: What is your ionized calcium level? Why skin biopsy? And what other medications are you taking ie for depression and anxiety? Answer to all these can ... Read More
3.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 46-year-old female asked:

Dr. Milton Alvis, jranswered
Preventive Medicine 42 years experience
OtherIssues&Slightly: BUN=blood urea nitrogen, a breakdown product of proteins being burned. So rates of protein breakdown, combined with the amount of H20 it is in, determ... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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