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BCR: BUN-to-creatinine ratio

Description

Calculate the plasma or serum BUN-to-creatinine ratio

Usage

BCR(BUN, creatinine)

Value

A numeric vector with BCR values.

Arguments

BUN

Numeric vector in mg/dL

creatinine

Numeric vector in mg/dL; 0s will be automatically converted into NAs

Author

Cristian Pattaro

References

Dossetor JB. Creatininemia Versus Uremia. The relative significance of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine concentrations in azotemia. Ann Int Med. 1966; 65(6): 1287-1299.

See Also

UCR