Creatinine Serum

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Serum

This test is for

Male,Female,Child

Test Preparation

No special preparation is required for this test. However, it is necessary to inform the doctor when you are underlying medical conditions, medications or allergies before the test. Depending on your condition doctor will give specific instructions about the preparation for this test.

Overview

Creatine is synthesized in the liver, taken up by muscle for stored energy as creatine phosphate, and broken down to creatinine; it then enters the circulation and is excreted by the kidneys.

Normal range : Male:0.2-0.7 mg/dL

Female: 0.3-0.9 mg/dL

Use Serum creatine levels may be signifificantly increased in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, dermatomyositis, myasthenia gravis, starvation, muscular dystrophies, and trauma. Creatine synthesis is stimulated by methyltestosterone and may also be increased in hyperthyroidism, diabetic acidosis, and puerperium. This test is rarely used clinically.

Interpretation

Increased In High dietary intake (meat), Destruction of muscle. Hyperthyroidism (this diagnosis is almost excluded by

normal serum creatine) Active RA, Testosterone therapy

Decreased In Not clinically signifificant, Drugs (e.g., TMP/SMX, cimtidine, cefoxitin)

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