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 ...

I am treating a 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension, which is controlled with amlodipine (Norvasc) 5 mg. Over the past 18 months, urinalysis and ultrasound of kidneys have been normal, but ...

This longitudinal study shows that a relative increase in baseline serum creatinine by ≥ 101% compared with the levels measured at the time of nephrology consultation is an independent predictor of ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have lupus, so my kidneys and other organs are always of concern. After having chronic urinary tract infections for about two years, I was referred to a nephrologist for further ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers added that prior studies attempting to define normal levels were hampered by small sample size and ...

A recent study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology revealed that creatine use may lead to a modest, short-term increase in serum creatinine, likely reflecting normal metabolic ...

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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 ...