Elevated blood creatinine is not necessarily bad kidney function, high blood creatinine may be pathologic or physiologic.
Creatinine in blood includes endogenous and exogenous two types, endogenous is mainly produced by muscle is more constant, exogenous is mainly by the body intake of protein.
If the patient has excessive exogenous intake of protein, the body metabolizes the protein, and the blood creatinine will also rise. Endogenous creatinine also increases if the person is a fitness athlete or is muscular himself, especially if he has a high percentage of muscle mass. Therefore, there may be physiological reasons for creatinine to exceed the upper limit of the normal human range, and no special treatment is needed.
If the patient examination found that blood creatinine is elevated, if exclude physiological causes of high creatinine. Then it may be that the kidney function is abnormal and cannot excrete the excess toxins in the body, which leads to the elevation of creatinine in the blood. This part of patients should clarify the cause of the disease, and timely intervention to slow down the progress of renal function.
It is recommended that patients with high creatinine should go to regular hospitals in time to clarify the cause of the disease and follow the doctor’s instructions in time.