RAISED SERUM UREA

protein load:

gastrointestinal bleed

catabolic state, eg. following surgery

high protein diet

other:

renal failure (low GFR; creatinine raised to same extent)

dehydration (low GFR)

drugs, eg. tetracyclines, steroids

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