Blood Serum Creatine Measure
A Blood Serum Creatine Measure is a blood serum measure of blood creatine (for creatine).
- Context:
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Serum Cystatin C Measure (of Cystatin C).
- a Blood Serum Creatinine Measure (of Creatine).
- See: Muscle, Merck Index, Creatine Phosphate, Blood Urea Nitrogen.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatinine#Serum_creatinine Retrieved:2016-4-25.
- Measuring serum creatinine is a simple test, and it is the most commonly used indicator of renal function.[1]
A rise in blood creatinine level is a late marker, observed only with marked damage to functioning nephrons. Therefore, this test is unsuitable for detecting early-stage kidney disease. A better estimation of kidney function is given by calculating the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). eGFR can be accurately calculated using serum creatinine concentration and some or all of the following variables: sex, age, weight, and race, as suggested by the American Diabetes Association without a 24-hour urine collection.[2] Many laboratories will automatically calculate eGFR when a creatinine test is requested. Extensive discussion of eGFR algorithms can be found in the Renal function article.
- Measuring serum creatinine is a simple test, and it is the most commonly used indicator of renal function.[1]
- ↑ Taylor, E. Howard (1989). Clinical Chemistry. New York: John Wiley and Sons. pp. 4, 58–62.
- ↑ Gross JL, de Azevedo MJ, Silveiro SP, Canani LH, Caramori ML, Zelmanovitz T (January 2005). "Diabetic nephropathy: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment". Diabetes Care 28 (1): 164–76. doi:10.2337/diacare.28.1.164. PMID 15616252.