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Is the bun 6 low to be concern with a 63 year old female?

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No: Unless we're talking about a child with some rare inborn error of mebatolism, or someone who is obviously gravely sick clinically, low BUN is never a cause for concern. Reference ranges are set so that several precent of healthy folks arbitrarily fall outside.

Answered 5/15/2014

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