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What Does Low Creatinine Level Indicate?
Question: Hi. my urine creatinine level is .1 g/l. Is this too low?
Brief Answer:
Look at serum creatinine
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
I have read your query and will try to help you.
What you need to understand XXXX, is the fact that creatinine is best measured in serum. Creatinine is a waste produced by the muscle metabolism and this is excreted in the kidney via the urine.
So urine creatinine is usually expected to be high.
In your case, its low. But thats ok if the serum creatinine is also ok and normal. In that situation it can be low as well.
You see, as I said, creatinine comes from muscles. Now if your overall musculature is low, creatinine will be low. Also, creatinne is produced by muscle activity like exercise. So if you are not doing heavy exercises, it may be low again.
The point is that if serum creatinine is ok, you need not worry.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Look at serum creatinine
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
I have read your query and will try to help you.
What you need to understand XXXX, is the fact that creatinine is best measured in serum. Creatinine is a waste produced by the muscle metabolism and this is excreted in the kidney via the urine.
So urine creatinine is usually expected to be high.
In your case, its low. But thats ok if the serum creatinine is also ok and normal. In that situation it can be low as well.
You see, as I said, creatinine comes from muscles. Now if your overall musculature is low, creatinine will be low. Also, creatinne is produced by muscle activity like exercise. So if you are not doing heavy exercises, it may be low again.
The point is that if serum creatinine is ok, you need not worry.
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi again. My serum creatinine is 1.2 mg/dl.
Brief Answer:
About 1.2
Detailed Answer:
Hi
1.2 is considered normal
So I think you can relax definitely
Best of luck
About 1.2
Detailed Answer:
Hi
1.2 is considered normal
So I think you can relax definitely
Best of luck
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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