Many Kidney Disease patients found themselves having high level of serum
creatinine when they are taking physical examinations. It is a concern for them
what is serum creatinine and what symptoms will patients experience if their
serum creatinine level is high.
What is serum creatinine?
Serum creatinine is the normal metabolic product, which will be discharged
out of our body through kidney filtration units. It is a useful method to
evaluate the renal function. It can be divided into exogenous creatinine and
endogenous creatinine. The normal values of serum creatinine are:
0.8-1.4mg/dL (70-123umol/L) for male adults
0.6-1.1mg/dL (53-97umol/L) for female adults
0.2-1.0mg/dL (18-88umol/L) for children
(the values are just for reference, different countries have different
reference ranges)
High level of serum creatinine is a sign that the kidney function has been
greatly damaged.
What symptoms will patients experience if serum creatinine level is high?
High serum creatinine can cause the following symptoms mainly:
1. Metabolism disorder of water
It is characterized by excessive urine, more urination at night, thirst, dry
mucous membranes, fatigue; or swelling, high blood pressure, pulmonary edema,
heart failure and so on.
2. Metabolism disorder of potassium
Patients might suffer from hypokalemia or hyperkalemia.
3. Metabolism disorder of sodium
Patients might suffer from hypernatremia or hyponatremia.
4. Metabolic acidosis
Patients might have long and deep breath, loss of appetite, pain in abdomen,
vomit, weakness, headache, restlessness or even coma.
5. Metabolism disorder of aluminum, magnesium, copper, zinc and selenium.
6. Renal osteodystropy
7. Pathological changes in respiratory system.
8. Pathological changes in blood circulation system such as renal anemia.
9. Infection.
10. Pathological changes in neuromuscular control system.
11. Endocrinopathy such as thyroid dysfunction, sexual dysfunction and growth
retardation.
12. Metabolism disorder like sugar, lipid, protein, amino acid and retention
of metabolic wastes in the body.
The above are the main symptoms that high serum creatinine level could come
with. We recommend you to receive treatment as early as possible to prevent the
further aggravation of kidney function. The western oral medicines can bring
down the serum creatinine level temporarily, not treat the disease from its
roots. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy can bring down high serum creatinine
level effectively. If you are suffering from high level of serum creatinine,
feel free to contact our online experts.
