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A nurse reviews a client's lab values and sees the BUN is 18 mg/dL and the creatinine is 0.7 mg/dL. If the physician asks the nurse for the BUN-to-creatinine ratio (rounded to the nearest whole number), the nurse would answer
Correct answer
C
Rationale
BUN-to-creatinine ratio = 18 ├â┬À 0.7 ├óÔÇ░╦å 25.71. Rounded to the nearest whole number, the ratio is 26:1.