| 41. | Creatinine-based equations should be used with caution in cachectic patients and patients with cirrhosis.
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| 42. | In particular, the MDRD equation was derived using serum creatinine measurements that had this problem.
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| 43. | Notice that a creatinine measurement is nearly always a blood test, not a urine test.
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| 44. | NGAL levels are a more precise and sensitive marker for diagnosing AKI than serum creatinine levels.
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| 45. | The systematic name of this enzyme class is "'creatinine amidohydrolase " '.
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| 46. | The systematic name of this enzyme class is "'creatinine iminohydrolase " '.
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| 47. | The 1980s saw several new technologies that promised to change the way creatinine testing was done.
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| 48. | The test uses a measurement of creatinine, a substance found in urine, as an indicator.
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| 49. | If a sample shows 5 milligrams of creatinine per decaliter or less, it fails the test.
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| 50. | Algorithms to estimate GFR from creatinine level and other parameters are discussed in the Renal function article.
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