When you go for your annual checkup, the doctor will typically take blood and urine samples. One of the things they will usually examine is your creatinine levels. This is because your creatinine ...

If you have high blood levels of creatinine, your physician may recommend some dietary adjustments to prevent or delay future kidney health problems.

Dear Doctors: My father has diabetes and high blood pressure. Sometimes he fails to follow medical care for these diseases. Now his level of creatinine has reached 2.6 mg/dL, which is very high. He is ...

Kidney function tests are helpful tools for keeping your kidneys—and your whole body—healthy. They can catch problems early, ...

Creatinine is a byproduct of muscle metabolism and under normal circumstances, the kidney's filter creatinine from the blood ...