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Is there something wrong with this level of blood urea?

Dr Vijay Kher
Chairman,
Department of Nephrology and Kidney transplant Medicine,
Fortis Kidney and Urology Institute,
Fortis Escorts Hospital, New Delhi

Q: What will happen if the blood urea is 55000 and serum ceratinine is 3.4 after 8 years of kidney transplantation?

A:It suggests transplant kidney dysfunction. The cause needs to be investigated. It might require kidney biopsy.