including acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and glomerulonephritis, where the kidneys' filtering function is compromised. Dehydration is another reason that can lead to a high BUN-to-creatinine ratio as the kidneys conserve water, resulting in decreased urine output...
National Kidney Foundation: "Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)," "Glomerulonephritis," "Tests to measure kidney function, damage and detect abnormalities." NIH: "Bladder infection (urinary tract infection-UTI) in adults," "Clean catch urine sample," "Kidney stones," "Lupus and kidney diseas...
If you have a kidney condition, the test is a way to check what your BUN levels are before you start a medication or treatment. It’s also standard to perform a BUN test when you’re in the hospital for certain conditions. If you're at higher risk for kidney disease because you have...
Average adult blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels should be between 7 and 21 mg urea nitrogen per 100 mL blood (mg/dL). Azotemia, poor kidney function, will cause elevated BUN levels (≥ 50 mg/dL) and is associated with acute kidney failure or injury, severe acute pancreatitis, congestive ...
BUN levels represent the balance between [6]:Urea production (in the liver) Urea breakdown, and Urea elimination (via the kidneys)Therefore, BUN is an indicator of kidney health and/or liver health.However, creatinine is a much more reliable marker of kidney function. BUN is far more likely...
The blood urea nitrogen to creatinine ratio (BUN/Cr ratio) is a laboratory biomarker frequently used for determining dehydration. The BUN/Cr ratio is used to predict the prognosis of many diseases, including stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding, heart failure, and hip fracture [[14], [15], [16]...
目的探讨朱氏滋脾固肾方Ⅰ号治疗慢性肾脏病(chronic kidney disease,CKD)2～4期脾肾气虚证的临床效果及对症状评分、血清肌酐(Serum creatinine,SCr)、血清尿素氮(blood urea nitrogen,BUN)等指标的影响。 方法选取CKD 2～4期患者60例,依据随机数字表法分为观察组和对照组各30例。对照组采取西医常规治疗,观察组在...
Evaluation of serum symmetric dimethylarginine as a biomarker of kidney disease in canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum. The results of the present study indicate that sSDMA may be a useful adjunct to serum creatinine and urine protein/creatinine ratio for the detection of... S Giapitzo...
High blood urea levels may indicate a kidney problem, such as decreased blood flow or kidney disease. Low levels may indicate liver disease or malnutrition. Abnormal blood urea levels can also be closely connected with other health problems such as heart failure, dehydration, or muscle breakdown...
vehicleforremovaloftoxicammoniafromthebody.Ureadeterminationisveryusefulforthemedicalcliniciantoassesskidneyfunctionofpatients.Ingeneral,increasedurealevelsareassociatedwithnephritis,renalischemia,urinarytractobstruction,andcertainextrarenaldiseases,e.g.,congestiveheartfailure,liverdiseasesanddiabetes.Decreasedlevelsindicate...