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What Is Considered A Higher Than Average Creatinine Reading?
Serum creatinine
Normal Values
A normal value is 0.8 to 1.4 mg/dL.
Females usually have a lower creatinine than males, because they usually have less muscle 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
Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:
Acute tubular necrosis - Dehydration
Diabetic nephropathy -
Eclampsia (a condition of pregnancy that includes seizures) Glome...
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