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I have a creatinine level of 1.6 and a bun of 13.....what does that mean?

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Normal: Bun and creatinine are blood tests measuring kidney function and they appear to be within normal range

Dr Hodge agreed

Answered 1/15/2021

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What exactly does it mean when my bun/creatinine ratio is 23 but my creatinine serum level is .77?

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I recently had some blood test done..creatinine came back as 1.6, BUN is 19, glucose on the high side.....all other measurements are witin the range except for anion gap. anion gap is 13, slightly above range. what does this all mean?

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Could a shoulder sprain cause creatinine levels to rise from.66 (yearly average) to 1.13 in an otherwise healthy female? No elevated BUN. Curious what else could cause creative increase.

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I had one more quick question. If bun 25, creatinine 1.5, bun/creat ratio 17, egfr 58...The egfr means im in stage 3 CKD right? 58% kidney function?

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Ankle swelling kidney creatinine .68 bun 13 ratio was 19.1 which is close to high ratio does that mean kidney or heart issues?

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