{"id":688,"date":"2022-11-02T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T15:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assic-health.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=688"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:20:34","slug":"bun-ratio-g1269","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.assic-health.com\/shop\/product\/bun-ratio-g1269\/","title":{"rendered":"BUN (ratio) (G1269)"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"448\"><strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"448\">Normal Reference Range:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"528\">\n<li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"528\">\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"528\"><strong data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"477\">BUN:Creatinine Ratio:<\/strong> 10:1 to 20:1 <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out text-token-text-secondary! 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