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A member asked:
Creat 4.7 bun 17. asymptomatic. could this be a false positive?.was told to hydrate and then.come back for.a retest. bp wnl and is a non diabetic.
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Could be: Doesn't sound like dehydration but labs make mistakes al the one. Anytime i get a funky lab i retest.
Answered 8/28/2013
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