A question about creatinine

emily_mom · Mar 24, 2003

Table: Serum Creatinine and Kidney Function

Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)*

Approximate Nephron Loss

Comments

[.6,1.5]

Less than 50% of nephrons lost

Normal Function

(1.5,4.8)

Between 50% and 75% of nephrons lost

Problem

[4.8,10]

Between 75% and 90% of nephrons lost

Bigger Problem

(10,+)

More than 90% of nephrons lost

End Stage Renal Disease

*: milligrams of creatinine per deciliter of serum

Hope this is what you were looking for!

emily_mom · Mar 24, 2003

This site shows how to calculate clearance....

This one is from kidney.org.....

VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN · Mar 24, 2003

Thank you so much :)