Is Creatinine Level Of 1.6,normal?

Posted on Mon, 14 Jul 2014

Question: yes i have just 1 kidney and Corinthian is 160 should i be worried a bout it.

Answered by Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Cholesterol?

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Thanks for the query. Did you mean cholesterol of 160? If this is the case, it is good for a total cholesterol, which should be less than 200, despite one or 2 kidneys.

Hope that helps, best regards,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar (6 minutes later)

its creatinine is 160 not colestral

Answered by Dr. Jorge Brenes-Salazar (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably 1.6

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for clarifying. Probably the creatinine you mention is 1.6 and not 160... a person with 1 kidney can have a creatinine of 1.8 to 1.9 and still be considered "normal" for his or her condition.

Thanks for your query, if no further assistance needed you can close and rate; wish you the very best,

Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar