A creatinine of 79 μmol/L (reference value 41-73 μmol/L) is abnormal. Mildly elevated creatinine may be physiologic or pathologic.
1. Physiologic elevation of creatinine is common in people who are muscular or do a lot of exercise. In addition, eating a large amount of meat in a short period of time can also cause a temporary increase in creatinine, which can be restored to a healthy level after rest and a vegetarian diet.
2. Pathological creatinine increase is mainly seen in various causes of glomerular filtration rate decrease, such as acute kidney injury, primary glomerulonephritis, secondary nephropathy and so on. It is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the examination, clarify the cause of the disease and then symptomatic treatment. Most of them can be controlled stably and slow down the rate of disease progression.
You can’t judge whether there is kidney damage simply based on the creatinine level at one time, you have to repeat the examination for several times, and creatinine stabilized at the same level without elevation is normal. If creatinine is within the normal range, but continues to rise, it also indicates that there may be kidney damage.
It is recommended that patients with slightly high creatinine should go to the hospital, complete the relevant examinations under the doctor’s guidance, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease, and have regular checkups to slow down the progression of the disease.