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What Does Creatine Level Was 2.99 Indicate?

My father was not able to go urinate Nd we took him to hospital they said he had a distended bladder. They put a catheter to help drain but also told us his creatine level was 2.99 what does that mean for him. His kidneys were already functioning pretty low?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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A serum creatinine of 2.99 is slightly high. The normal values in most laboratories is up to 1.8 mg/ dl. Serum creatinine is a reflection of kidney function. If his serum creatinine was already low then there must have been a condition causing the kidneys to function sub optimally. This can be due to medical renal disease or obstructive pathology. Since you have not mentioned the cause of present bladder obstruction, I assume it is due to an enlarged prostate which is causing complications like retention. If obstruction is present for more than 10 days then the kidneys get affected irreversibly.
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What Does Creatine Level Was 2.99 Indicate?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. A serum creatinine of 2.99 is slightly high. The normal values in most laboratories is up to 1.8 mg/ dl. Serum creatinine is a reflection of kidney function. If his serum creatinine was already low then there must have been a condition causing the kidneys to function sub optimally. This can be due to medical renal disease or obstructive pathology. Since you have not mentioned the cause of present bladder obstruction, I assume it is due to an enlarged prostate which is causing complications like retention. If obstruction is present for more than 10 days then the kidneys get affected irreversibly.