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chemistry screen
creatinine
diagnoses
definition
adult reference levels:
males: 0.7-1.3 mg/dl
females: 0.6-1.2 mg/dl
healthy: 0.8-1.1 mg/dl
conditions that can exhibit an increase in creatinine:
High meat diet; Muscle destruction; Hyperthyroidism; Active rheumatoid arthritis; Testosterone therapy; Kidney disorder; Congestive heart failure; Kidney/ureter obstruction; Starvation/dehydration; Brittle diabetic mellitus; Benign prostatic hypertrophy: mild to moderate increase; Gout.
conditions that can exhibit a decrease in creatinine:
Drugs (cimetidine); Artifact (as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis); Pregnancy; Muscle atrophy; Not clinically significant.
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