Creatinine Levels
Health Encyclopedia: Creatinine Serum
Serum creatinine
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
Why is the test performed:
A measurement of the serum creatinine level is used to evaluate kidney function.
Creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine, which is an important component of muscle. Creat...
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Health Guide
Creatinine: urine
...performed A measurement of the serum creatinine level is used to evaluate kidney function. Urine creatinine levels can be used as a screening test to evaluate kidney function, or as part of... Read more »Creatinine: serum
...is performed The test is performed to evaluate kidney function. If kidney function is abnormal, creatinine levels will increase in the blood, due to decreased excretion of creatinine in the... Read more »Creatinine clearance
...filtration rate, that is, the volume of filtrate made by the kidneys per minute. The urine and serum creatinine levels are measured along with the urine volume in 24 hours. The clearance rate is... Read more »Acute tubular necrosis
... Urine specific gravity and osmolarity urine indicate dilute urine BUN and serum creatinine levels may increase. A kidney biopsy may show acute tubular necrosis, but a... Read more »Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
...cells Urinalysis shows protein or microscopic blood particles Creatinine level is high Mucus membrane biopsy reveals platelet clots in small blood... Read more »Images
Medications
...calcium, phosphate, and magnesium levels, albumin, serum creatinine) will be performed to... Read more »
...calcium, phosphate, and magnesium levels, albumin, serum creatinine) should be performed... Read more »
...certain laboratory tests (including thyroid tests, creatinine levels), possibly causing false... Read more »
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