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Urine creatinine test
Normal Values
Urine creatine (24-hour sample) values can range from 500 to 2000 mg/day. Results are highly dependent on your age and amount of lean body mass.
Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results of urine creatinine are nonspecific, but may be due to any of the following conditions:
Glomerulonephritis - High meat diet
Kidney failure - Muscular dystrophy (late stage)
Myasthenia gravis Prerenal azotemia - Pyelonephritis
- Reduced kidney blood flow (as in shock or congestive heart failure)
Rhabdomyolysis Urinary tract obstruction
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Review Date: 08/07/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
