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What Causes High Creatinine And Tiredness?

my daughter is 20 and feeling tired all the time. most of her tests came back normal but her creatinine is 115 so the doctor suggested she was dehydrated but she had drank about a litre of orange juice during that day. would that have made a difference. she is going to get retested again next week to check again
Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Hello,
creatinine values depend on many factors. It can be elevated in serious conditions like acute or chronic renal failure or even in benign conditions. For example is your daughter a muscular athlete? If she is, then she'll have higher creatinine values than most other women of her age. You haven't provided urea values which are also important in kidney function evaluation. An increased urea/creatinine ratio suggests dehydration. That's what your doctor probably took into account when he spoke about dehydration. Of course, I can't be sure about that, because you've not provided the results.
Also, did she use any medication, did she have other symptoms besides tiredness? Did she pass red urine (bloody)? Does she have hypertension? Any swelling? Did she have decreased or excessive urine production?
Since you've not provided more information, the answer cannot be very specific.
I suggest a repeat testing including a complete blood count, urea, creatinine, urinalysis, sodium, potassium, TSH.
If everything is OK the she'd need further evaluation for her tiredness.
Kind Regards!
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What Causes High Creatinine And Tiredness?

Hello, creatinine values depend on many factors. It can be elevated in serious conditions like acute or chronic renal failure or even in benign conditions. For example is your daughter a muscular athlete? If she is, then she ll have higher creatinine values than most other women of her age. You haven t provided urea values which are also important in kidney function evaluation. An increased urea/creatinine ratio suggests dehydration. That s what your doctor probably took into account when he spoke about dehydration. Of course, I can t be sure about that, because you ve not provided the results. Also, did she use any medication, did she have other symptoms besides tiredness? Did she pass red urine (bloody)? Does she have hypertension? Any swelling? Did she have decreased or excessive urine production? Since you ve not provided more information, the answer cannot be very specific. I suggest a repeat testing including a complete blood count, urea, creatinine, urinalysis, sodium, potassium, TSH. If everything is OK the she d need further evaluation for her tiredness. Kind Regards!