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Why do doctors check creatine and bun before an mri?
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Contrast: If you are getting IV contrast they want to make sure it won't hurt your kidneys. If the bun/cr were elevated (indicates kidney problems), they would probably try and give you some IV fluids first to see if it would come down and if not then you would not be a candidate for IV contrast.
Answered 3/26/2019
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