Creatinine and Kidney Function Quiz

Creatinine

Creatinine helps evaluate kidney function.

Creatine is synthesized in the liver from arginine, glycine, and methionine.

<p>Plasma creatinine concentration is a function of relative muscle mass, rate of creatine turnover, and renal function.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creatinine is filtered by the glomerulus and excreted in urine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creatinine reacts with alkaline picrate to produce an orange-yellow color.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure the correct concentration of creatinine is obtained for accurate results.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unhaemolysed serum, plasma in heparin or EDTA tube, or urine (diluted and multiplied by 20).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Serum creatinine levels do not start to rise until renal function has decreased by at least 50%.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Blocked urinary tract, high protein diet, dehydration, kidney problems, sufficiency of kidney function, severity of kidney damage, and reduced blood flow to the kidney.</p> Signup and view all the answers