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During what diseases i find high blood urea with low serum creatinine if do investegtion?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

None: Renal disease causes elevation of both and for all practical purposes only renal failure causes meaningful elevation of these.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/28/2013

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