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 ...

Creatine is a natural substance that helps supply energy to muscles. Creatinine is a waste product produced when creatine is broken down. Rhabdomyolysis, or "rhabdo," occurs when excessive creatinine ...

A 74-year-old man with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes presented to our nephrology clinic for follow-up of diabetic kidney disease with a serum creatinine of 180 (reference range 59 ...

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 ...

Learn which foods to limit and what to eat instead to help manage high creatinine levels and support your kidney health. High levels of a waste product called creatinine in your blood can be a sign of ...

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Higher serum creatinine levels that are still within normal ranges are associated with a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study. Compared with patients in the lowest ...

Elevated blood levels of the protein cystatin C accurately predict higher risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and death among elderly people with no known kidney problems - risks ...