Creatinine Pg 313

Question 1

What type of test is the Creatinine test?

Answer 1

blood

Question 2

What is the normal finding for creatinine in an adult?

Answer 2

female: 0.5-1.1mg/dl
Male: 0.6-1.2 mg/dl

Question 3

What is creatinine?

Answer 3

its a catabolic product of creatine phosphate which is used in skeletal muscle contraction.

Question 4

Cretinine as well as urea is extracted entirely by the ________.

Answer 4

Kidney

Question 5

If a person just finished a meal that consisted of meat; what will you expect to see in a creatinine blood test?

Answer 5

you would see a slight INCREASE

Question 6

Creatinine is greatly affected by hepatic function.

True of false?

Answer 6

False. You would see very little change in the serum creatinine.