Have got state two ckd

[Tempest1]

Hi I posted here a couple of yrs ago because i had a CKD injury, dehydration. My creatine levels were high, 143 umol. Egfr 45. A week later after drinking more fluids creatine fell back to 81 umol.egdr 72. Told by GP in UK everything normal. Urea normal range, potassium, sodium all normal. Water sample normal. Only thing out a little is creatine. Flip two yrs had recent blood test creatine 81 umol, urea 4.2 , sodium normal, egfr, 67. Now CKD stage two, how.,? Everything in normal except creatine,!! I asked for blood Tests off the last 30 yrs for my kidneys and they all have been basically the same regarding creatine levels of 79 umol, 80 umol, 81:umol . My Gp says I have grade 2 CKD stage two since early twenties as blood function kidneys results have not deteriorated that much. Except for creatine levels. I'm totally confused as everything else is in normal range. Because the egfr equation works out I'm stage Two because of slightly high creatine , which is in range with my age but everything that is connected to kidneys is in normal range. It's now on medical records. Should I challenge this??

[purple-1974]

Hi tempest1

Creatinine isnt the only one way of detecting CKD, because of its unreliable connection, and because it moves up and down like a yo yo. As your other test have come back in normal range, not that I am medically trained, I would be looking at more lifestyle issues. High protein intake or weightlifting and dehydration would increase your creatinine levels, enough to show up on a blood test.As your G.P has been monitoring your levels consistently over the years, I would recommend that you ask that your blood is checked yearly within the NICE guidelines.

[Blackknight1989]

More than creatinine is needed to diagnose CKD…Nephrologist have known this for 10 years…if this is your “everyday” doc don’t accept the CKD diagnosis based on creatinine alone, other test are now used…such as:

The main test for kidney disease is a blood test. The test measures the levels of a waste product called creatinine in your blood.

A doctor uses your blood test results, plus your age, size, and gender to calculate how many millilitres of waste your kidneys should be able to filter in a minute.

This calculation is known as your estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

Healthy kidneys should be able to filter more than 90ml/min. You may have CKD if your rate is lower than this.