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A member asked:

My bun is 16 mg/dl while creatinin is 2.96 mg/dl. is this normal?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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Renal Insufficiency: Nope. That represents significant and potential renal failure.

Dr Machanic and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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What causes the creatinine (1.26) to be elevated and the BUN to be normal (16)?

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