High Blood Urea Nitrogen
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Blood urea nitrogen
What the risks are
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling light-headed
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
- Multiple punctures to locate veins
Special considerations
For people with
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Health Guide
Dehydration
...specific gravity (a high specific gravity indicates significant dehydration) BUN (blood urea nitrogen -- may be elevated with dehydration) Creatinine (may be... Read more »Medullary cystic kidney disease
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