Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hi , You have already gotten some great advise from Amy, Cy and Pierre. I hope I didn't miss anybody that responded. There is not much I can add, except to say that if her serum (blood) creatinine is 0.6, that actually is very good, excellent in fact. That is a normal creatinine level for a teenager or even for a small adult. You want that level to be low. Higher is bad with serum creatinine. I am not sure what you are referring to in the normal range you quote of 7.8-21.4, but if she was in those levels, she would be on dialysis already. Those may be acceptable dialysis levels, but not at all normal values for a pre-dialysis patient. A normal creatinine depends on if you are male or female, but I will put a link in here for you that may help you with your daughter's results. The standard is that creatinine should be less that 1.5. Anything below that is a normal range in blood. http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/dialysis/bc/blood_chem.html I am a mother of two daughters myself, so I completely understand your Mother's heart being so concerned, but I just really want you to know that the only way to confirm a diagnosis of IgAN is with a biopsy. I just want you to know that regardless of what subsequent testing finds with your daughter, you have full support here from people that really do understand. Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hi , You have already gotten some great advise from Amy, Cy and Pierre. I hope I didn't miss anybody that responded. There is not much I can add, except to say that if her serum (blood) creatinine is 0.6, that actually is very good, excellent in fact. That is a normal creatinine level for a teenager or even for a small adult. You want that level to be low. Higher is bad with serum creatinine. I am not sure what you are referring to in the normal range you quote of 7.8-21.4, but if she was in those levels, she would be on dialysis already. Those may be acceptable dialysis levels, but not at all normal values for a pre-dialysis patient. A normal creatinine depends on if you are male or female, but I will put a link in here for you that may help you with your daughter's results. The standard is that creatinine should be less that 1.5. Anything below that is a normal range in blood. http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/dialysis/bc/blood_chem.html I am a mother of two daughters myself, so I completely understand your Mother's heart being so concerned, but I just really want you to know that the only way to confirm a diagnosis of IgAN is with a biopsy. I just want you to know that regardless of what subsequent testing finds with your daughter, you have full support here from people that really do understand. Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hi , You have already gotten some great advise from Amy, Cy and Pierre. I hope I didn't miss anybody that responded. There is not much I can add, except to say that if her serum (blood) creatinine is 0.6, that actually is very good, excellent in fact. That is a normal creatinine level for a teenager or even for a small adult. You want that level to be low. Higher is bad with serum creatinine. I am not sure what you are referring to in the normal range you quote of 7.8-21.4, but if she was in those levels, she would be on dialysis already. Those may be acceptable dialysis levels, but not at all normal values for a pre-dialysis patient. A normal creatinine depends on if you are male or female, but I will put a link in here for you that may help you with your daughter's results. The standard is that creatinine should be less that 1.5. Anything below that is a normal range in blood. http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/dialysis/bc/blood_chem.html I am a mother of two daughters myself, so I completely understand your Mother's heart being so concerned, but I just really want you to know that the only way to confirm a diagnosis of IgAN is with a biopsy. I just want you to know that regardless of what subsequent testing finds with your daughter, you have full support here from people that really do understand. Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 , I think what is refering to is the BUN/Creatinine Ratio. Not the creatinine itself. THE BUN/Creatinine Ratio is considered normal between 8 and 27. I knew keeping all my labs would accout for something one day. I stored the acceptable levels for all the blood work specs in Excel and found the range that was closest to s calculation. Even up until 2 months before my surgery my BUN/Cratinine Ratio remained normal averaging around 10. Tony C and Schmeagle > Hi , > > You have already gotten some great advise from Amy, Cy and Pierre. I hope I > didn't miss anybody that responded. There is not much I can add, except to > say that if her serum (blood) creatinine is 0.6, that actually is very good, > excellent in fact. That is a normal creatinine level for a teenager or even for > a small adult. You want that level to be low. Higher is bad with serum > creatinine. I am not sure what you are referring to in the normal range you quote > of 7.8-21.4, but if she was in those levels, she would be on dialysis already. > Those may be acceptable dialysis levels, but not at all normal values for a > pre-dialysis patient. A normal creatinine depends on if you are male or > female, but I will put a link in here for you that may help you with your > daughter's results. The standard is that creatinine should be less that 1.5. > Anything below that is a normal range in blood. > > http://www.coloradohealthsite.org/dialysis/bc/blood_chem.html > > I am a mother of two daughters myself, so I completely understand your > Mother's heart being so concerned, but I just really want you to know that the only > way to confirm a diagnosis of IgAN is with a biopsy. > > I just want you to know that regardless of what subsequent testing finds with > your daughter, you have full support here from people that really do > understand. > > Welcome to the board. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2004 Report Share Posted May 7, 2004 Hi Tony, Thanks for clarifying that was referring to BUN. That didn't cross my mind. Now it makes more sense. Sorry . In a message dated 5/6/2004 1:38:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tony713c@... writes: > , > > I think what is refering to is the BUN/Creatinine Ratio. Not the > creatinine itself. THE BUN/Creatinine Ratio is considered > normal > between 8 and 27. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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