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  2. Creatinine - Wikipedia

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    Serum creatinine (a blood measurement) is an important indicator of kidney function, because it is an easily measured byproduct of muscle metabolism that is excreted unchanged by the kidneys. Creatinine itself is produced [ 5 ] via a biological system involving creatine, phosphocreatine (also known as creatine phosphate), and adenosine ...

  3. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    1.2 million (2015) [ 6 ] Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of long-term kidney disease, in which either there is a gradual loss of kidney function occurs over a period of months to years, or abnormal kidney structure (with normal function). [ 2 ][ 5 ] Initially generally no symptoms are seen, but later symptoms may include leg swelling ...

  4. Urea-to-creatinine ratio - Wikipedia

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    In medicine, the urea-to-creatinine ratio (UCR[1]), known in the United States as BUN-to-creatinine ratio, is the ratio of the blood levels of urea (BUN) (mmol/L) and creatinine (Cr) (μmol/L). BUN only reflects the nitrogen content of urea (MW 28) and urea measurement reflects the whole of the molecule (MW 60), urea is just over twice BUN (60/ ...

  5. Understanding Creatine and Creatinine - AOL

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    If creatinine levels remain high for an extended period of time, you may be more at risk for chronic kidney disease and kidney stones from the build-up of waste in your body.

  6. Nephritic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Historically, nephritic syndrome has been characterized by blood in the urine (hematuria), high blood pressure (hypertension), decreased urine output <400 ml/day (oliguria), red blood cell casts, pyuria, and mild to moderate proteinuria. [ 8 ][ 9 ] If the condition is allowed to progress without treatment, it can eventually lead to azotemia and ...

  7. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Reference ranges (reference intervals) for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples. Reference ranges for blood tests are studied within the field of clinical chemistry (also known as "clinical biochemistry", "chemical pathology" or "pure blood chemistry ...

  8. Blood urea nitrogen - Wikipedia

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    D001806. LOINC. 6299-2, 59570-2, 12961-9, 12963-5, 12962-7. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a medical test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in blood. The liver produces urea in the urea cycle as a waste product of the digestion of protein. Normal human adult blood should contain 7 to 18 mg/dL (0.388 to 1 mmol/L) of urea nitrogen. [1]

  9. Model for End-Stage Liver Disease - Wikipedia

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    Based on. Serum creatinine, INR, and bilirubin. The Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, or MELD, is a scoring system for assessing the severity of chronic liver disease. It was initially developed to predict mortality within three months of surgery in patients who had undergone a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure, [1 ...