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Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
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- Older adult (> 60 years): 8-21
mg/dl
- Child to adult (1-40 years): 5-20
mg/dl
- Infant (birth-1 years): 4-16 mg/dl
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- To evaluate renal function
- To monitor patients in renal failure or those receiving
dialysis therapy
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- Acute or chronic renal failure
- Shock
- Renal artery stenosis
- Hemorrhage
- Postrenal obstruction
- Stress
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Burns
- Increased protein intake
- Dehydration
- Hyperalimentation
- Ketoacidosis
- Diabetes mellitus
- Long-term steroid
therapy
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- Overhydration
- Starvation
- Intravenous therapy
- Low-protein diet
- Acromegaly
- Severe liver damage
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