Guest guest Posted September 12, 2000 Report Share Posted September 12, 2000 Dear Listers, Anyone know what the signifigance of low Creatinine is? We did the DData post provacative challange urine test and at the bottom it says other tests, and lists the creatinine result as 20.3 the ref range is 21-76 and it states he is 2 standard deviations below the mean. I have a friend who says she thinks it could mean his Kidneys arent functioning very well. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 Hi All, I just received a copy of my son's renal function test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate that the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low value. My question is what does the creatinine level tell you and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 Vicky, Funny Jack's was also a .4. If I remember correctly this is a good thing. I believe the creatinine would be high if the liver was not functioning well. I'll write back if I can find my source of information. It may have been in Andy's book. nne > Hi All, > I just received a copy of my son's renal function > test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the > reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate that > the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low value. > My question is what does the creatinine level tell you > and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2001 Report Share Posted November 29, 2001 Thanks nne. I feel a little better now. Vicky --- marib005@... wrote: > Vicky, > > Funny Jack's was also a .4. If I remember correctly > this is a good > thing. I believe the creatinine would be high if > the liver was not > functioning well. I'll write back if I can find my > source of > information. It may have been in Andy's book. > > nne > > > > Hi All, > > I just received a copy of my son's renal > function > > test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the > > reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate > that > > the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low > value. > > My question is what does the creatinine level tell > you > > and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2001 Report Share Posted December 2, 2001 Hi, nne! I had a similar result with my daughter. The nurse at the Yale Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs told me that it meant that her kidneys were clearing or filtering Creatinine on the slow side. She said that there were many reasons that that could be, not just the Mercury issue. This nurse is very experienced, top notch, and actually checked it in her reference book while we were talking to make sure she was giving me correct information. The issue that brought this result up was that a subsequent lab test from Quest incorrectly reported her creatinine level, which the nurse caught right away (they reported a level for a 24-hour collection, but the test was a spot collection). Doctor's Data reported it correctly, which goes to show the value of using a good lab versus an incompetent one (at least for this test). I'm sure Quest is fine for basics, but certainly not for Mercury testing! I am in insurance hell right now, and thus a test was ordered from Quest, their only contracted lab. The phone calls are endless.... [ ] Re: creatinine Vicky, Funny Jack's was also a .4. If I remember correctly this is a good thing. I believe the creatinine would be high if the liver was not functioning well. I'll write back if I can find my source of information. It may have been in Andy's book. nne > Hi All, > I just received a copy of my son's renal function > test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the > reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate that > the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low value. > My question is what does the creatinine level tell you > and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2001 Report Share Posted December 3, 2001 My son did not have his creatinine measured from urine collection but rather from a blood test. Is one test better than the other? Thanks. Vicky --- Steinbach <tsteinbach4@...> wrote: > Hi, nne! > > I had a similar result with my daughter. The nurse > at the Yale Center for Children with Special Health > Care Needs told me that it meant that her kidneys > were clearing or filtering Creatinine on the slow > side. She said that there were many reasons that > that could be, not just the Mercury issue. This > nurse is very experienced, top notch, and actually > checked it in her reference book while we were > talking to make sure she was giving me correct > information. > > The issue that brought this result up was that a > subsequent lab test from Quest incorrectly reported > her creatinine level, which the nurse caught right > away (they reported a level for a 24-hour > collection, but the test was a spot collection). > Doctor's Data reported it correctly, which goes to > show the value of using a good lab versus an > incompetent one (at least for this test). I'm sure > Quest is fine for basics, but certainly not for > Mercury testing! I am in insurance hell right now, > and thus a test was ordered from Quest, their only > contracted lab. The phone calls are endless.... > > > [ ] Re: creatinine > > > Vicky, > > Funny Jack's was also a .4. If I remember > correctly this is a good > thing. I believe the creatinine would be high if > the liver was not > functioning well. I'll write back if I can find > my source of > information. It may have been in Andy's book. > > nne > > > > Hi All, > > I just received a copy of my son's renal > function > > test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the > > reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate > that > > the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low > value. > > My question is what does the creatinine level > tell you > > and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2001 Report Share Posted December 3, 2001 Hi, Vicky! Sorry I can't answer that. I only know that measuring Creatinine from urine collection when a urine test is done is considered standard procedure to judge how the kidneys are filtering. Perhaps someone else can answer this. [ ] Re: creatinine > > > Vicky, > > Funny Jack's was also a .4. If I remember > correctly this is a good > thing. I believe the creatinine would be high if > the liver was not > functioning well. I'll write back if I can find > my source of > information. It may have been in Andy's book. > > nne > > > > Hi All, > > I just received a copy of my son's renal > function > > test and his creatinine level is a 0.4 and the > > reference range is 0.6-1.3. The report indicate > that > > the 0.4 was a low value but not a critical low > value. > > My question is what does the creatinine level > tell you > > and do I need be concerned? Thanks. Vicky > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2001 Report Share Posted December 3, 2001 In a message dated 12/3/01 9:00:22 AM Central Standard Time, vidyawattie@... writes: > My son did not have his creatinine measured from urine > collection but rather from a blood test. Is one test > better than the other? Not a medical expert here but as I understand it, urine and blood measurement of creatinine are different. When my son's urine creatinine showed low, the doc followed up with a blood creatinine test to determine if it was a kidney problem or his body just being low on creatinine all together. If I recall correctly, creatinine is a by-product of protien so if you don't process protein well, you tend to be low. Gaylen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Actually it is the BUN that tells how well hydrated a person is and Creatinine will show how well the kidneys are functioning. If creat is elevated it shows that the kidneys are stressed and not working properly. If this happens electrolytes can become dangerously elevated (like potassium) and cause heart problems. Very important to watch creat as well as electroyltes closely while chelating. Tina > > > > What does the level of creatinine have to do with the metal dumps on > > test results. > > > > I have one daughter whose creatinine has dropped some each time she > > was tested. > > > > My son's creatinine was in the green on the low side. > > > > My other daughter had high creatinine. > > > > What does this mean? > > > > TIA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 What if your Creatinine is low, yet your Potassium and Citric Acid (MAP test) are highly elevated? My son's creatinine is .4, but his citric acid levels are over 2000 (range up to 600), Potassium is 140 (range 12-40). I'm thinking kidney problems....yet the creatinine is low -- doesn't make sense. [ ] Re: creatinine Actually it is the BUN that tells how well hydrated a person is and Creatinine will show how well the kidneys are functioning. If creat is elevated it shows that the kidneys are stressed and not working properly. If this happens electrolytes can become dangerously elevated (like potassium) and cause heart problems. Very important to watch creat as well as electroyltes closely while chelating. Tina ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Cheap talk? Check out Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 > > Andy > > Can you help me please with my daughters (Doctor Data) Urine Toxic > Metals test results. > > Her reading for Creatinine - result mg/dL read as 260 and the dark line > went up into the high red box 2SD HIGH. > > What does all this mean? Thta she didnt' dringk much wtaer during the test. It really doesn't mean anything. > > Thank you for your help. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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