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Hi i am so confused..is blood urea and bun the same thing..i read somewhere blood urea limit is 15 to 45 while bun is 7 to 20..advice pls.
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KIDNEY function : They are different, BUN is blood urea nitrogen but both tell us kidney function .
Answered 7/25/2014
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