In response to my recent column on creatine, a reader inquired about the difference between creatine versus creatinine. Are they related, and if so, how? Good question, and a topic that often surfaces ...
Though they have similar names, creatine and creatinine are two different compounds. Creatine is a naturally occurring substance in your brain and muscle tissue. Creatinine is the breakdown of ...
High levels of a waste product called creatinine in your blood can be a sign of kidney disease, according to MedlinePlus. Your healthcare provider may recommend certain diet changes to support healthy ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an 87-year-old female who still works part time and still drives and gets around without any help. I’m in fairly good health, except that my creatinine is high. I believe that ...
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 ...
Retrospective analysis showed that serum creatinine trajectories are important predictors of 28-day mortality in patients ...
Major differences between eGFR based on cystatin C compared with creatinine were associated with higher rates for all-cause mortality, CV events and kidney failure for outpatients, according to data ...