The meaning of the blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio in acute kidney injury

BACKGROUND. A blood urea nitrogen (BUN)/creatinine ratio (BCR) >20 (0.081 in international unit) is used to distinguish pre-renal azotemia (PRA) and acute tubular necrosis (ATN). However, there is little evidence that BCR can distinguish between these two conditions and/or is clinically useful. M...

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Autores principales: Uchino, Shigehiko, Bellomo, Rinaldo, Goldsmith, Donna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfs013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29497527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfs013

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