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Should I Be Concerned For The Increase In Serum Creatinine Levels While Taking Dialysis Treatment?
My husband is in stage 5 kidney failure and has been on dialysis three times a week for 3.5 hours each time. I'm a little worried. I received the results of his blood work today and noted that his pre serum creatinine went from 6.9 last month to 7.9 this month. Should I be concerned?
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
Hi
Thanks for your query.
As long as your husband is feeling well, i.e., he has a good appetite, no edema or breathlessness and his other labs are okay (hemoglobin, phosphorus), I would not worry too much about these creatinine reports.
Hope this helps
Good luck
Thanks for your query.
As long as your husband is feeling well, i.e., he has a good appetite, no edema or breathlessness and his other labs are okay (hemoglobin, phosphorus), I would not worry too much about these creatinine reports.
Hope this helps
Good luck
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