Is Shortness of Breath A Sign of High Creatinine Level
Shortness of breath and high creatinine level may coexist in the same person. The former symptom will make patients lack of energy to concentrate on any work in severe cases. What should patients do with shortness of breath and high creatinine level?
The causes of high creatinine level and shortness of breath
Normally, creatinine is generated from creatine, one amino acid, during muscle metabolism. Kidneys are responsible for eliminating creatinine from the body. When kidneys are unable to do filter blood normally, extra creatinine will build up in the blood, causing high creatinine level. In addition to kidney problem, overwork, dehydration, diabetes, high blood pressure, and so on, can also induce the increase of high creatinine level.
As for shortness of breath, it is usually associated with fluid retention in lung, high potassium level and cardiovascular disease.
If both high creatinine level and shortness of breath occur, it may have a close link with kidney damage.
How to deal with shortness of breath and high creatinine level?
According to the underlying cause, patients should take some therapies to improve patient’s overall health condition.
To learn high creatinine level, many oral medicines, external application of Chinese medicine, and auxiliary therapies are helpful. Different patients need to take different treatments. (You are suggested to tell the Doctor online about your creatinine level, so doctors here can give you some suggestions in detail.)
To alleviate patients’ shortness of breath, patients should firstly find out the direct cause and then take the corresponding treatment. For example, if it is caused by fluid retention, patients need to control their fluid and sodium intake or take diuretic.
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