How to Use creatinine in a Sentence

creatinine

noun
  • The second test is a blood test to measure for a waste product called creatinine.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The higher the creatinine number, the worse the kidney function.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • Creatinine is cleared from the blood by the kidneys, so the lower the creatinine, the higher the GFR and the better the kidney function.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 30 June 2022
  • The new pig kidney is making urine as well as creatinine, a waste product.
    Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Taking note of his high creatinine levels, his doctor told him to go to the emergency room.
    Tyler Wilkins, ajc, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The overall pattern of your creatinine over time needs to be considered.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 May 2022
  • Serum Creatinine Blood Test The serum creatinine test measures the amount of creatinine in the blood.
    Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
  • The current equation, which has been used since the late 1990s, relies on levels of creatinine — a byproduct of muscle and protein metabolism — from the blood.
    Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The organ not only produced urine, but also removed serum creatinine, a waste product that can build up in the blood of patients with kidney disease.
    Amy Yurkanin | Ayurkanin@al.com, al, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Due to the way creatinine levels were included in the formula, many Black candidates were placed lower on the list simply because of their race.
    TIME, 2 May 2024
  • The last checkup before dialysis showed his creatinine levels had risen to about 8.0.
    Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 7 May 2021
  • This is determined by a blood test for creatinine and glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
    Howard Lewine, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Then, because of worsening kidney function (high creatinine), I have been switched to just glyburide alone.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2023
  • New research shows that centenarians—or people who live to 100 or beyond—may have lower (but not too low) levels of glucose, uric acid, and creatinine in their blood.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Blood work before his surgery revealed that his creatinine level was elevated, and he was referred to a kidney doctor.
    Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2021
  • My creatinine readings have largely been stable since starting the product.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
  • But instead the study assumed that Black individuals had higher muscle mass, and thus higher creatinine, than white ones.
    Ashleen Knutsen, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Urine and creatinine levels were normal, Dr. Montgomery and his colleagues found, and no signs of rejection were detected during more than two days of observation.
    New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • This test looks for creatinine, a waste product that can build up in your blood when your kidneys are damaged, Your doctor puts your result into a math formula to calculate your glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
    Hallie Levine, Health.com, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Furthermore, their injuries, based on creatinine levels, tended to be more severe.
    Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 5 July 2017
  • The one that produced urine didn’t successfully filter out creatinine — a critical waste product.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The new algorithm also analyzed advanced biomarkers such as the levels of creatinine and bilirubin in the blood, which can offer clues about underlying infection.
    Ian Haydon, Philly.com, 26 June 2018
  • The kidneys play a crucial role in filtering waste products from the blood, including creatinine (a byproduct of creatine metabolism).
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 July 2023
  • Perhaps more worrying, her creatinine numbers were drifting even higher, a clear signal that something was affecting her kidneys.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The organization recommends two main tests: the glomerular filtration rate and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio tests.
    Kendall Ross, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Cellular damage post-marathon is best measured by the presence and production of creatinine kinase (CK)—a marker that indicates damage to skeletal and myocardial tissue — and increased myoglobin levels in the blood stream.
    Jeff Gaudette, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Plasma creatinine, a waste product that enters the blood from muscles, is typically filtered out by kidneys, so increased levels affirmed their suspicions.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Compared to those who remained unemployed, those who moved into poorer-quality jobs had higher markers of inflammation and a lower creatinine clearance rate, a measure of how well the kidneys are functioning.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Levels of creatinine, an indicator of kidney function, have remained normal and there has been no indication of rejection.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Researchers noticed that Black participants had, on average, higher creatinine than white ones.
    Ashleen Knutsen, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020

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