A 43-year-old member asked:

could use your help docs! my creatine and bun is low in kidneys, may be caused by high blood pressure, what does this mean?

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50 years experience Cardiology

Kidney: When the kidneys are not functioning normally, the creatinine and BUN levels rise in the blood. They also can slowly rise a bit with aging. They are a rough indicator of the state of renal function.

Answered on Jun 10, 2014

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Dr. Keshab Paudel commented

18 years experience Internal Medicine

BUN/Creatinine is low means, may be you are okay in that regard.

Mar 30, 2014

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