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Level two – Semester 4 - PharmD Biochemistry-II PB-403 (Practical course) 2024/2025

5. To monitor the function of a transplanted kidney.

Conditions

with low 1. Normally in elderly, children and women.

serum 2. In muscle wasting diseases.

levels of 3. starvation.

creatinine

1. Black men and women have a higher amount of muscle

mass than Caucasians; hence, they have higher serum
Conditions
creatinine levels.
with high
2. Drugs such as salicylates and cimetidine.
serum
3. Higher meat intake.
levels of
4. Exercise.
creatinine
5. Kidney damage or failure

❖ The significance of a single creatinine value must be

Notes interpreted considering the patient's muscle mass.

❖ A patient with a greater muscle mass will have a higher

creatinine level.
❖ While a baseline serum creatinine of 2.0 mg/dl may

indicate normal kidney function in a male bodybuilder, a

serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dl can indicate significant renal

disease in an elderly female.

Creatinine vs BUN

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