What It Indicates If Patient With Kidney Disease Has High Creatinine
Patient with kidney disease will often hear his doctor ask him if his creatinine level is high. While what on earth does high creatinine indicate?
What is the normal creatinine level?
Creatinine is the metabolic product of muscle. In fact, almost all creatinine produced by our body will be filtered out by our kidney in the same day, and our creatinine level changes in a stable range. For man, the normal creatinine level is 0.6~1.2mg/dL, and for woman, it is 0.5~1.1mg/dL.
What does high creatinine indicate?
Our kidneys have strong metabolic ability, and they also have strong compensation, and these factors cause that one kidney is able to complete their work.
Thereby, if patient’s healthy kidney function is more than half, his creatinine level will not be high. So if patient has the thought that he is fine if his creatinine is juts a little higher than normal value.
What’s more, patient’s creatinine will not be obvious high unless more than two thirds kidney function is damaged, and it means patient may be already in stage 4 kidney disease, and patient may need dialysis before long.
While as the progression of patient’s kidney damage, more creatinine will accumulate in patient’s blood, which will cause patient’s creatinine level to rise continuously. And when patient’s creatinine level is about 5mg/dL, he may be recommended to accept dialysis.
Is it possible to lower patient’s high creatinine level?
To lower patient’s high creatine, except for dialysis, it is necessary for patient to improve his kidney function.
In fact, kidney disease can be reversed even patient is in the late stage, and traditional Chinese medicine is a good choice in this aspect.
In the end, if you have any other doubt about high creatinine, you can contact our online experts, and we are glad to help you.
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