Understanding your creatinine levels is important for monitoring kidney function. When you go for your yearly check-up, you’ll likely have a routine blood test for creatinine. In some cases, your ...

Dear Doctors: 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 ...

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Creatinine is a waste product produced naturally by the muscles as they use energy. Healthy kidneys filter it from the bloodstream and excrete it through urine, maintaining balanced levels. When ...

Dear Doctors: A recent blood test showed my creatinine levels are a bit high. My doctor said it’s something we need to watch because that can be a symptom of chronic kidney disease. Is high creatinine ...

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 ...

Why do black patients with advanced kidney disease have higher levels of creatinine, a standard indicator of kidney function, than whites" Contrary to what doctors have thought, the difference may not ...

Why it matters: Creatinine is a waste product filtered by the kidneys, and elevated levels may indicate reduced kidney function or disease. How it’s measured: Blood and urine tests, including eGFR ...

Kidneys quietly perform some of the body’s most important functions, yet kidney disease often remains unnoticed until ...

Trehalase and NGAL could be strong and consistent independent predictors of ESKD, while β-catenin and IL-18 might be less stable or less predictive.

Dear Dr. Roach: Last summer, a city policeman came to my door. My doctor had been unable to contact me with the results of a recent blood test and called the police. The policeman handed me a card ...

Dear Doctors: 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 ...