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Renal Function
- See Also
- Renal Failure
- Labs: Chemistry Measures of Renal Function
- Serum Creatinine (Cr)
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
- BUN to Serum Creatinine Ratio
- Prerenal Failure: Ratio >20:1
- Creatinine Clearance
- Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa)
- Labs: Other changes in the absence of renal function
- Serum Potassium increases 0.3-0.5 mEq/L/day
- Serum Bicarbonate decreases 1-2 meq/L/day
- Serum Calcium decreases
- Serum Phosphorus increases
- Serum Magnesium increases
- Complete Blood Count changes in chronic insufficiency
- Anemia
- Platelet Dysfunction
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