What Are the Normal Levels of Creatinine and BUN

2014-03-30 03:54

Questions: I am an kidney failure patients. From recent blood test, my doctor told my creatinine level and BUN level are both high then the normal levels. Can you tell me the reason of elevated creatinine and BUN? And what are the normal levels of creatinine and BUN?

Answer: You said you are a kidney failure patient, and your creatinine level and BUN level are both higher than the normal levels. From this we can tell you that your kidneys have been damaged severely.

What are the normal levels of creatinine and BUN?

Creatinine is the waste product of muscle metabolism, and it is mainly excreted by kidneys. BUN is the waste product of protein, and it is also excreted by kidneys. As two common small molecule material, they can be excreted normally when the kidneys can work normal or the kidney function is more than 50%. However, when the kidneys are damaged severely and the kidney function is less than 50%, the creatinine and BUN levels will be elevated.

In general, the normal creatinine level is:

0.7-1.3 mg/dl for male

0.6-1.1 mg/dl for female

The normal BUN level is 9-20 mg/dl.

When the creatinine level and BUN level is higher than the normal levels, it means the kidneys have been damaged severely and the kidney function is less than 50%.

How to treat high creatinine level and high BUN level?

Form above we can know that high creatinine and BUN levels are caused by kidney damage and low kidney function. In this condition, patients need to have effective treatment to remedy their kidney damage and improve their kidney function, which can help lower high creatinine and high BUN fundamentally.

Since the illness condition is different from case to case, so the specific treatment will also be different. You can send your test report to pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. We will make a detailed treatment project depending on your own illness condition.

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