Creatinine is the break-down product of creatine phosphate in muscle, which
should be removed by the kidneys along with urine. At the early stage, there is
no elevation of serum creatinine because of their great compensatory ability.
However, once creatinine level becomes higher than normal, 50% of your kidney
function has been damaged.
The measure of serum creatinine is simple, so it is the most commonly used
indicator of kidney function.
What is the normal Serum Creatinine level?
In most countries, the serum creatinine is reported in mg/dL and some
countries it might be reported in umol/L. 1mg/dL of serum creatinine is
88.4umol/L.
The normal human serum creatinine ranges are: 0.5 to 1.0mg/dL (about
45-90umol/L) for women; 0.7 to 1.2mg/dL (about 60-110umol/L) for men.
What can cause the elevation of Serum Creatinine?
1. Renal Insufficiency
They can have elevation of serum creatinine in a short period if they are
accompanied with flu, pneumonia, enteral infections, and urinary tract
infections.
2. Primary high blood pressure
If the blood pressure is not controlled well for a long time and they present
moderate or mass proteinuria (protein in urine) for a long time, their serum
creatinine can elevate gradually.
3. Kidney damage
If patients with Kidney damage and their illness conditions relapse time by
time, they can have acute renal insufficiency, which will lead to high serum
creatinine.
Then, how to lower the high creatinine level?
The treatment should be started from the repair of kidney cells. When the
kidney cells are back to work to discharge wastes normally, serum creatinine
will be reduced gradually. So, patients should receive proper treatment. Here we
recommend Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy in Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease
Hospital, China, which can bring the high serum creatinine level down
effectively.
