12 BUN:CREATININE RATIO
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This article is from the Interpretation Of Lab Test Profiles, by Ed Uthman uthman@neosoft.com with numerous contributions by others.
12 BUN:CREATININE RATIO
BUN:creatinine ratio is usually >20:1 in prerenal and postrenal
azotemia, and <12:1 in acute tubular necrosis. Other intrinsic
renal disease characteristically produces a ratio between these
values.
The BUN:creatinine ratio is not widely reported in the UK.
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