Scorching 'heat dome' over Middle East makes it feel like 162F in Iran. Iran is enduring a heat index of nearly 72C while Iraq has called a public holiday due to the sweltering temperatures. Iran is buckling under the pressure of a massive heatwave passing across the Middle East, with temperatures feeling like more than 70C.
Yes, the transient increases in creatinine can be caused by dehydration. Dehydration generally causes BUN levels to rise more than creatinine levels. This causes a high BUN-to-creatinine ration. While kidney disease or blockage of the flow of urine from your kidney causes both BUN and creatinine levels to rise.
With the elevated creatinine levels, some possible symptoms caused by the decline in kidney function include protein in the urine, blood in the urine, edema and decreased urine output, etc. The elevated BUN symptoms are very similar with those elevated creatinine symptoms. But a strange symptoms of elevated BUN can occur. One of the more odd elevated BUN symptoms is an ammonia-like taste in your mouth as well as a strong odor of bad breath.