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I had bloodwork done on tuesday that came back with a bun/creatinine ratio of 23. all other tests were normal. on wednesday night i had a kidney stone attack. would that have raised my ratio?

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Dehydration: Classically an increased BUN/Creat ratio reflects dehyration, which may also go along with kidney stones. Drinking water as a habit may help. Also always try to catch stones in urine for analysis.

Answered 6/22/2018

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A member asked:

I had bloodwork done on tuesday that came back with a bun/creatinine ratio of 23. all other tests were normal. on wednesday night i had a kidney stone attack. would that have raised my ratio?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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