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Blood Urea Nitrogen - BUN

Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

Normal values for BUN are 7 to 20 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) of blood.

Levels lower than normal may indicate:

liver failure

a diet too low in protein

malnutrition

overhydration, or too much fluid in the body

Levels higher than normal may indicate:

congestive heart failure, or heart disease

starvation

eating too much protein

gastrointestinal bleeding

burns

dehydration, or not having enough fluids in the body

myocardial infarction, or heart attack

kidney disease

kidney failure

shock

obstruction of the urinary tract

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