prerenal
Adjective
Meaning
Situated above the kidneys, or at the junction of the vena cava and the renal vein.
Occurring in the blood supply to the kidneys.
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A normal BUN:Cr is equal to 15. citation Prerenal azotemia Prerenal azotemia is caused by a decrease in blood flow ( hypoperfusion ) to the kidneys.
He died at Scripps Memorial Hospital of pneumonial peripheral vascular shock and prerenal uremia (according to the death certificate) in 1959.
Like in prerenal azotemia, there is no inherent renal disease.