What Causes HIGH Creatinine Level

What is creatinine?
Your body produces a substance called creatine to store energy. When the creatine metabolizes it produces a waste know as creatinine. When the creatinine is released, it is carried into the kidneys and flushed out through urine.

Creatinine is a by-product of the filtration of the blood. This is a nitrous acid is produced by the kidneys and is stored in muscle cells.
normal blood creatinine levels :
1.in adult men:approximately 0.6 to 1.2 mg/dl(milligrams/deciliter)
2.in adult women:approximately 0.5 to 1.1 mg/dl
3.in a person with only one kidney:approximately 1.8 to 1.9
4.infants:approximately 0.2 to 1.2 mg/dl depending upon their muscle development
5.children:approximately 0.3 to 0.7 mg/dl depending upon their muscle development
6.teenagers:approximately 0.5 to 1.0 mg/dl depending upon their muscle development
Causes of high creatinine levels:
1. Dehydration or inadequate water intake such as high fever, sweating, diuresis can cause blood concentration and reduced blood flow in the kidneys. Creatinine will increase.
2. Over-tiredness, lack of rest can cause elevation of creatinine level.
3. Urine abnormalities such as long term hematuria, proteinuria can be accompanied by high creatinine.
4. Intake of drugs that have renal toxicity can cause high creatinine which can even be irreversible.
5. If renal dysfunction patients have infections such as cold, pneumonia, intestinal infection, urinary tract infections can increase creatinine level in short time.
6. Badly controlled high blood pressure can cause high creatinine.

7. Kidney disease patients with recurrent illness conditions can have high creatinine levels.
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How is Chronic Kidney Disease treated?

Make changes in your diet
. Limit fluids.
. A low-protein diet.
. Restrict salt, potassium, phosphorous, and other electrolytes.
. It is important to get enough calories when you are losing weight.
. Eat meal that is low in fat and cholesterol.
. Avoid eating too much salt or potassium.
Controlling blood pressure

.Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are used most often.
.The goal is to keep blood pressure at or below 130/80 mmHg
Dialysis or a kidney transplant
.When you start dialysis depends on different factors, including your lab test results, severity of symptoms, and readiness.
.You should begin to prepare for dialysis before you need it. Learn about dialysis and the types of dialysis therapies, and how a dialysis access is placed.
.Even people who are candidates for a kidney transplant may need dialysis while waiting for a kidney to become available.
Other tips
.Do not smoke
.Get regular exercises (talk to your doctor or nurse before starting to exercise).
.Take drugs to lower your cholesterol, if needed.
.Keep your blood sugar under control.

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