Question 1

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

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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 2

what is the cause of high bun ana globulin ?

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See below: There is not enough room here to list all the causes of these values to be evaluated. What we need to know in order to best answer this question is what symptoms were you having for your doctor to order this blood work.

Question 3

what does high bun 44 mean?

Accepted Answer

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 4

how to reduce the high levels of bun uria?

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Kidney or load: The BUN is a measure of the amount of nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea, and it is, thereby a measurement of renal function.  Thus, if one improve the renal function the BUN will go down.

Question 5

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 6

my 4 year old son has a bun/creat ratio of 27. is that really high?

Accepted Answer

Depends on health: Some of the more common causes of an elevated bun/cr ratio are: dehydration, GI bleeding, increased protein intake, small amount of muscle mass, increased muscle breakdown. If he appears ill or has other symptoms have him evaluated.

Question 7

my 4 year old son bun/creat ratio is 27. is that really high for his age?

Accepted Answer

This could be a sign: Of dehydration. Follow up with his pediatrician. Take care!

Question 8

what does it mean if both bun & creatinine levels are good, but the ratio is high?

Accepted Answer

Actual values: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, if both creatinine and BUN are normal you do not need to worry about the ratio.

Question 9

is a bun/ratio of 27 considered high if bun and creatine measurement are within normal range?

Accepted Answer

Of little concern: Bun/creatinine ratio is of little to no importance unless a physician is looking for an explanation for a person being in significant kidney failure. An older healthy woman is likely to have a lowish creatinine anyway and if you like to eat meat, this raises the bun. This is all harmless. Look at the person, not the numbers, and if your phyiscian isn't worried, forget it.

Question 10

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.

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