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My ferritin level is 3.7 and my bun is 2, should i be concerned? all i got was a letter from my doctor to start an iron supplement.
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Do need iron: BUN of 2 does not seems to be a correct result. However your ferritin is low indicating iron deficiency and you should follow your doctor's advice and take iron supplement. You may wish to add a multivitamin to that.
Answered 10/1/2015
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