Normal Values:

Urine creatine (24-hour sample) values can range from 500 to 2000 mg/day. Results are highly dependent on your age and amount of lean body mass.

Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results of urine creatinine and creatinine clearance are often nonspecific, but may be due to any of the following conditions:

• Glomerulonephritis
• High meat diet
• Kidney failure
• Muscular dystrophy (late stage)
• Myasthenia gravis
• Prerenal azotemia
• Pyelonephritis
• Reduced kidney blood flow (as in shock or congestive heart failure)
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Urinary tract obstruction