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What Do Elevated Urine Specific Gravity, Creatinine, And Protein Levels Indicate About Kidney Function Or Overall Health?

Determination Your Result Expected Range Test Guide URINE TEMPERATURE N/S URN SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.003-1.035 Low specific gravity is characteristic of diabetes or tubular necrosis, while high values may occur with dehydration, congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure or shock. 1.057 HIGH URN CREATININE 10.0-300.0 mg% Creatinine levels primarily measure renal function. Decreased levels may indicate impaired renal perfusion, urinary tract obstruction, or kidney related disease. 367.0 HIGH URN GLUCOSE 0.00 g/dL Sugar glucose in the urine. Presence is generally thought to be the result of diabetes. 0.00 URN TOTAL PROTEIN 0.0-14.9 mg/dL Excessive protein in the urine. An elevated result may indicate common infections of the kidney, prostate or vagina or extreme muscular insertion. Elevations may also indicate metabolic or systemic disease states such as diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, renal failure, multiple myeloma, etc. (eff 10/12) 20.0 HIGH URN PROTEIN/CREATININE 0.00-0.20 g/gCREA Protein/Creatinine Ratio may help determine whether protein is elevated due to kidney disease or urine concentration. 0.05 Page 2 of 3 Clinical Reference Laboratory, Inc.-GenLab 8433 Quivira, Lenexa, KS 66215 Dr. Robert L. Stout, PhD CLIA #17D0000 CAP # 0000 I would like to know what would this kind of blood results would mean
posted on Thu, 1 Nov 2018
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