Any Docs (kidney stuff) can comment on results?
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A creatinine of 111 could be entirely normal or very abnormal.
We'd need you sex, age, weight and height to tell you more.
Or plug in the numbers yourself and report back your creatinine clearance https://www.mdcalc.com/creatinine-clearance-cockcr...
We'd need you sex, age, weight and height to tell you more.
Or plug in the numbers yourself and report back your creatinine clearance https://www.mdcalc.com/creatinine-clearance-cockcr...
Not to derail at all but you sound similar to me in terms of watching the results - i have blood tests every year for medication reasons, and i watch the trends, also your age, activities and weight are similar to mine.
I've had a touch high BP recently and the GP asked me to track the results over a week and average them. Average came out at 141/92 and she said that was fine, nothing to worry about. Hmm, ok, well that seems high according to the NHS site. My average pulse is 50.
So like you, its down to ourselves to assess and interpret. I don't like my BP being that high so i'm making adjustments by reducing alcohol and cutting waistline down. I already exercise a lot.
When GP's say nothing to worry about, i tend to agree but in the frame of context of - nothing to worry about _right now_ - which isn't necessarily correct if one is tracking the trajectory and keeping an eye on the future.
Just my 2p.
I've had a touch high BP recently and the GP asked me to track the results over a week and average them. Average came out at 141/92 and she said that was fine, nothing to worry about. Hmm, ok, well that seems high according to the NHS site. My average pulse is 50.
So like you, its down to ourselves to assess and interpret. I don't like my BP being that high so i'm making adjustments by reducing alcohol and cutting waistline down. I already exercise a lot.
When GP's say nothing to worry about, i tend to agree but in the frame of context of - nothing to worry about _right now_ - which isn't necessarily correct if one is tracking the trajectory and keeping an eye on the future.
Just my 2p.
elanfan said:
All I can advise being someone on dialysis is do everything within your power to get your readings down and avoid kidney failure. Dialysis is awful!
Side effects are awful too, saw my Aunty suffer. She had polycystic kidney disease same as myself. I have numerous side effects even with a decent kidney function level, too much to go into here without diverting the topic.There are often plenty of lifestyle improvements that can be made around diet and exercise (there is loads of information available on the web)
For past few years my kidney function was around 70, 6 months ago I stopped drinking coffee (used to have a few cups of fresh coffee a day), and I had a blood test yesterday and my kidney function is up to 76, which is the highest its been since 2017.
Right then, this is something I can comment on, because my wife is a senior consultant biochemist, and deals with this rubbish every day.
Creatnine is an unreliable marker of renal function, A creatine reading of around 60 - 120 would be considered normal. eGFR is a better measure with >90 being normal, this measure corrects for height and weight.
Normal range for Alkaline Phosphatase is 30 - 90. High Alk Pho will result in bone pain and may be associated Vit D deficiency or liver problems, though you would expect other liver enzymes to be abnormal, or the patient (you) show symptoms of jaundice.
Any questions, ask away. She loves this kind of stuff, and tends to be removed from it now, so will be happy to offer a very professional opinion.
Creatnine is an unreliable marker of renal function, A creatine reading of around 60 - 120 would be considered normal. eGFR is a better measure with >90 being normal, this measure corrects for height and weight.
Normal range for Alkaline Phosphatase is 30 - 90. High Alk Pho will result in bone pain and may be associated Vit D deficiency or liver problems, though you would expect other liver enzymes to be abnormal, or the patient (you) show symptoms of jaundice.
Any questions, ask away. She loves this kind of stuff, and tends to be removed from it now, so will be happy to offer a very professional opinion.
bearman68 said:
Right then, this is something I can comment on, because my wife is a senior consultant biochemist, and deals with this rubbish every day.
Creatnine is an unreliable marker of renal function, A creatine reading of around 60 - 120 would be considered normal. eGFR is a better measure with >90 being normal, this measure corrects for height and weight.
Normal range for Alkaline Phosphatase is 30 - 90. High Alk Pho will result in bone pain and may be associated Vit D deficiency or liver problems, though you would expect other liver enzymes to be abnormal, or the patient (you) show symptoms of jaundice.
Any questions, ask away. She loves this kind of stuff, and tends to be removed from it now, so will be happy to offer a very professional opinion.
I recently had a few kidney tests flagged. I wasn’t massively worried as I’m just in the red, but according to your range I am further in the red on EGFR compared to the report.Creatnine is an unreliable marker of renal function, A creatine reading of around 60 - 120 would be considered normal. eGFR is a better measure with >90 being normal, this measure corrects for height and weight.
Normal range for Alkaline Phosphatase is 30 - 90. High Alk Pho will result in bone pain and may be associated Vit D deficiency or liver problems, though you would expect other liver enzymes to be abnormal, or the patient (you) show symptoms of jaundice.
Any questions, ask away. She loves this kind of stuff, and tends to be removed from it now, so will be happy to offer a very professional opinion.
Creatinine - 131 (Healthy range - 66 - 120)
EGFR - 55 (Healthy range > 60)
Does this mean I’m in the brown stuff? Any tips apart from drinking more water?
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