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. 2024 Sep 16;16(9):e69503. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69503

Table 1. Laboratory values reflecting the patient's worsening renal function (AKI on CKD V upon admission).

AKI: acute kidney injury, CKD: chronic kidney disease, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, GFR: glomerular filtration rate

  Normal range November 2022 June 2023 Late July 2023 Early August 2023 August 2023 (admission)
BUN 6-23 mg/dL 57 mg/dL 67 mg/dL 68 mg/dL 49 mg/dL 88 mg/dL
Creatinine 0.70-1.20 mg/dL 4.21 mg/dL 5.70 mg/dL 6.70 mg/dL 6.20 mg/dL 12.47 mg/dL
GFR ≥60 mL/minute/m2 16 mL/minute/m2 11 mL/minute/m2 9 mL/minute/m2 10 mL/minute/m2 4 mL/minute/m2
Serum bicarbonate 22-29 mmol/L 20 mmol/L 22 mmol/L 20 mmol/L 22 mmol/L 14 mmol/L