Some health conditions, including those affecting the kidneys, can affect how much creatinine is excreted in your urine. Creatinine is a chemical waste product produced by muscle metabolism. When your ...

Kristin Weiland is a documentary film producer and writer with a background in crisis management and ethnographic research. She specializes in investigative and social impact documentary projects, and ...

Creatinine levels can be measured through a urine test. Abnormal levels of creatinine in a person’s urine can indicate medical issues, such as kidney infection, kidney stones, and diabetes. Creatinine ...

Creatinine levels are measured to gauge how well a person's kidneys are functioning. Normal creatinine levels are between 0.7 to 1.3 mg/dL for men, and 0.6 to 1.1 mg/dL for women. To lower your ...

Creatinine is essentially a metabolite of creatine phosphate, a compound that acts as a source of energy in muscle. In other words, creatinine is a waste product generated from the normal wear and ...

Contributed by Kim Zuber, PA-C, who oversees patients in seven dialysis centers for Metropolitan Nephrology Associates, Clinton, Md. Referrals to our nephrology office often come with a 24-hour urine ...

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of random urine protein-creatinine ratio for the prediction of significant proteinuria in patients with preeclampsia. Study design: 155 pregnant patients ...