What causes high creatinine

High creatinine may be due to physiological reasons such as intake of more meat, strenuous exercise, etc. Pathological factors include acute creatinine elevation due to shock, heart failure, urinary tract obstruction, drug-induced renal injury, etc., and also include chronic creatinine elevation due to chronic nephritis, hypertensive nephropathy, polycystic kidney and so on.
1. Physiological reasons, elevated in the intake of more meat, or strenuous exercise, muscular athletes, etc., at this time there is no need for special treatment, pay attention to rest, regular review can be.
2. Pathological factors: such as acute creatinine rise in acute blood loss, shock, urinary tract obstruction, such as stones, tumors, prostate hypertrophy, medication kidney injury and other reasons; chronic creatinine rise in chronic nephritis, diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, polycystic kidney disease.
Patients with high creatinine, it is recommended to go to the regular hospital in time to clarify the cause, and follow the doctor’s instructions for timely treatment.