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 ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

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 ...

Creatinine is a waste product generated from the normal breakdown of muscle tissue, which is filtered out of the blood by the kidneys and excreted in urine. High levels of creatinine in the blood can ...

High creatinine levels are usually resultant of improper kidney function or an underlying disease. Abnormal creatinine levels can also act as a sign of kidney disease. High creatinine levels are ...

The current guideline-recommended creatinine-based eGFR equation incorporates a race coefficient that may overestimate eGFR in Black adults and contribute to discordant care. Among equations for ...

Real-World Implementation: Proenkephalin A 119-159 (penKid) has been successfully integrated into daily practice in intensive care unit (ICU), demonstrating its effectiveness in assessing kidney ...

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 ...

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