When you go for your yearly check-up, you’ll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some cases, your doctor may order a urine creatinine clearance test, as well. High blood creatinine ...

Checking your creatinine levels is one of the most effective ways to assess kidney health. Creatinine, a waste product from muscle activity, reflects how efficiently your kidneys are filtering waste ...

The creatinine test is a diagnostic test used to measure the levels of creatinine in the blood. A waste product known as creatinine is generated by the muscles during the metabolism of creatine, which ...

A mismatch between two common tests for kidney function may indicate a higher risk for kidney failure, heart disease, and ...

Q: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is getting ...

Elevated creatinine signals kidney stress, but natural strategies can help. Focus on a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, ...

HOUSTON -- Two commonly used kidney function tests had a large degree of disagreement and were linked with serious health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm an 87-year-old female who still works part time and still drives and gets around without any help. I'm in fairly good health, except that my creatinine is high. I believe that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 87-year-old female who still works part time and still drives and gets around without any help. I’m in fairly good health, except that my creatinine is high. I believe that ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The diagnostic evaluation of the glomerular filtration rate by urinary clearance has significant practical limitations in birds because urine ...