| 11. | A suggested prognostic tool is to track creatinine levels in ALect2 patients.
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| 12. | Creatinine, however, is not absorbable and therefore does not rise significantly.
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| 13. | If the filtration in the kidney is deficient, creatinine blood levels rise.
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| 14. | However, unlike creatinine, inulin is not naturally present in the body.
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| 15. | Kidney health is most frequently measured by serum creatinine.
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| 16. | Therefore, an individual may have AKI without the presence of serum creatinine.
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| 17. | Urea and creatinine are cellular waste products that are normally removed by the kidneys.
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| 18. | One measured levels of creatinine, a waste product normally cleared by the kidneys.
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| 19. | The other measured how quickly and efficiently the kidneys were able to remove creatinine.
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| 20. | The reason for this lies in the mechanism of filtration of BUN and creatinine.
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