for the past 6 months my bun has been normal and my creatitine (blood test) has been very low. what does this mean?

Question

33 year old husband has 7.9 uric acid levels in blood. Bun levels and creatinine are normal. Is this uric acid level a concern? What can cause this?

Answer 1

Not significant: A low serum creatinine is probably not clinically significant and may depend on the lab method being used and your protein intake from meat. Serum creatinine measures the efficiency of your kidneys in removing metabolic waste.

Answer 2

?low protein diet: are you on a low protein diet--that could do it.

Answer 3

Not much-: An important thing to remember is that lab results are not useful unless there is a clinical context. Advice is based on focusing on the patient, not the numbers. Though you mention the BUN and Creatinine as being "very low",where there symptoms when labs were drawn? Why were they drawn in the first place? Without this context, it is best to ask your doctor what the results mean.

Answer 4

Renal Insufficiency: Yes. That is most likely the right way to read the result. This is very high and dangerously so. If you do not have good access to care please seek this out as soon as you can.

Answer 5

Don't Rx a lab value: My first concern is whether one of your arthritis meds is causing a mild interstitial nephritis. Your physician is the one who can answer this. You may be in for a trial of a medication change and/or a check of your ability to concentrate urine -- or this very slightly elevated creatinine may just be the result of getting a little older and perhaps having had some past damage.

Answer 6

Hmmmm: Hydrate well. But see a urologist or nephrologist to get to bottom of why you have this kidney condition to this extent. They may want to do some other studies if they seem necessary. Be well!

Answer 7

BUN/CR: No. The test results won't be affected if you are not fasting.

Answer 8

Kidney insufficiency: On the surface, these blood test results suggest a significant degree of impairment of the function of your kidneys. This needs to be our first presumption, unfortunately. You need to follow up with your doctor for blood testing, urine testing and ultrasound to start.

Answer 9

Low GFR: And you should be. Discuss with your team as they know if this is better or worse than in the past and what might have caused it to be so low. Go to uptodae.com and read more.

Answer 10

Nephrologist: It is imperative that you consult a kidney doctor, a nephrologist, to find the cause of your kidney disorder and to try to prevent further deterioration of function. Wish you good health!

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