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View Post: Should kidney tubular markers be adjusted for urine creatinine ...
25 Nov 2009 by DoctorFrog  
The example of urinary cystatin CShould kidney tubular markers be adjusted for urine creatinine? The example of urinary cystatin CReid Sets Markers For Historic Health Care DebateDistribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers in ...
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View Post: Kre Alkalyn 1500 Reviews
25 Nov 2009 by admin  
These can include excess sodium, Dihydrotriazine, Dicyandiamide and of course Creatinine. Creatinine is a useless metabolic by product of excess Creatine and has no useful physiological benefits – it may even have some negative ...
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View Post: What Causes a High Bun?
25 Nov 2009 by Kristie Leong MD  
Checking BUN and another component called creatinine gives some indication as to how well the kidneys are functioning. When BUN and creatinine are both elevated on a blood test it can be the first indication of a kidney problem. ...
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View Post: A Patient's Guide to Cystatin C Level Testing
27 Nov 2009 by rosekitchen216  
A cystatin C level test can be used as an alternative to a creatinine clearance and a creatinine test to monitor and screen for kidney dysfunction. It is most often performed on patients with suspected or confirmed kidney diseases. ...
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View Post: Critical Care
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View Blog: Serum creatinine was determined at admission and 24, 48 and 72 hours thereafter. Serum levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) were measured 72 hours after admission as a marker of hypoxic brain damage. Clinical outcome was assessed at

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View Post: Pseudo-Outbreak of Antimony Toxicity in Firefighters --- Florida, 2009
26 Nov 2009 by salud equitativa  
Concentrations of antimony were measured at CDC by inductively coupled dynamic reaction cell plasma mass spectrometry, in accordance with published protocols (3) and were adjusted for urine creatinine. The logarithmic urine antimony ...
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View Post: A More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from ...
16 Mar 1999 by Andrew S. Levey, Juan P. Bosch, Julia Breyer...  
Background: Serum creatinine concentration is widely used as an index of renal function, but this concentration is affected by factors other than glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Objective: To develop an equation to predict GFR from ...
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View Post: Somatic Protein Status
21 Nov 2009 by David Despain  
Creatinine serves as a useful measure because creatinine is produced in the skeletal muscle. The more skeletal muscle a person has, the more creatinine will be excreted. A 24-hour urinary creatinine excretion test is easily tested in ...
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