Q: What do the “BUN” and “creatinine” lab tests mean? A: BUN stands for “Blood Urea Nitrogen,” and represents a breakdown product of protein digestion. Protein is digested into amino acids. Amino ...

Creatinine levels are measured to gauge how well a person's kidneys are functioning. Normal creatinine levels are between 0.7 to 1.3 mg/dL for men, and 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women. To lower your ...

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Point-of-care (POC) creatinine devices allow rapid measurement of creatinine levels and calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). This can show whether the kidneys are working ...

High creatinine is a sign that our kidneys are under stress, and are not filtering waste as they should. High creatinine does not always mean damage, but simply means that it requires attention and ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I found your recent column on the reporting (or lack thereof) of lab tests to be unsettling because you didn't go into enough detail. Specifically, I'm speaking about tests such as ...

Laboratory signs of chronic kidney disease were greater for women who had a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, according to study data published in the Journal of the American Society of ...