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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: SONIA on February 13, 2010, 05:13:12 AM

Title: creatinine fluctuation
Post by: SONIA on February 13, 2010, 05:13:12 AM

Hi,

Just wondering how much fluctuation in creatinine is considerd normal ? Is it ok to have creatinine outside the highest end of the lab range and considered to be normal ?

Title: Re: creatinine fluctuation
Post by: Quickfeet on February 14, 2010, 02:27:23 AM

Normal for who? If your kidneys are normal you should not go above 1 (.5 to 1). The kidneys do a darn good job and if you are above 1, something probably isn't right. If your kidneys are failing then they can fluctuate for a lot of reasons. If you are on three day D, then your creatinine will go up on your non D days.