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| Domain | Definition |
Health | A test that measures how efficiently the kidneys remove creatinine and other wastes from the blood. Low creatinine clearance indicates impaired kidney function. (references) |
Medicine | An index of the glomerular filtration rate, calculated by multiplying the concentration of creatinine in a timed volume of excreted urine by the milliliters of urine produced per minute and dividing the product by the plasma creatinine value. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Creatinine clearance is the amount of creatinine in the urine, divided by the concentration in the blood, over a certain amount of time.
Glomerular filtration rate can be calculated by measuring any chemical that has a steady level in the blood, and is neither actively absorbed or excreted by the kidneys.
Creatinine is used because it fulfills these requirements (though not perfectly), and it is produced naturally by the body. Other methods involve constant infusions of inulin or another compound, to maintain a steady state in the blood.
The result of this test is an important gauge used in assessing excretory function of the kidneys. For example grading of chronic renal insufficiency and dosage of drugs that are primarily excreted via urine are based on GFR (creatinine clearance).
See also: human physiology, nephrology.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Creatinine clearance."
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Reduced creatinine clearance. (references) | |
Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance. (references) | ||
To measure your creatinine clearance, you will need to collect urine for 24 hours. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "CREATININE CLEARANCE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
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Japanese Katakana | クレアチニンクリアランス . (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | eatininecray earanceclay aclaramiento de creatinina. (various references) | ||||||||||
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