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Can Dehydration Cause High Creatinine Levels?

I had blood work done 2 days after a colonoscopy. The prep caused severe intestinal problems that lasted almost 48 hours. My eGFR dropped from 64 to 53 and my creatinine went from 1.2 to 1.4 from 1 1/2 years ago. Could dehydration have caused the worse readings?
Fri, 27 Mar 2015
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Mild dehydration could have caused the mild change in numbers. I wouldn't worry too much though since that should be quickly reversible with good hydration, and the blood tests do not suggest any severe dehydration.
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Can Dehydration Cause High Creatinine Levels?

Mild dehydration could have caused the mild change in numbers. I wouldn t worry too much though since that should be quickly reversible with good hydration, and the blood tests do not suggest any severe dehydration.