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What Does Low Creatinine And Congestion With Heart Failure Indicate?
I have been diagnosed with congestion heart failure problems and my doctors are having problems deciding what to do because they put me on a "water pill" and now my blood test indicates that creatinine is low. What is your theory about what is going on?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello.Thanks for asking to healthcaremagic.I understood your query.
During the phase of decreased urine output(volume overloaded state)as in case of congestive heart failure the levels of creatinine starts to build up.The water pill makes the kidney to make adequate urine and thus decreases the volume overload.Also the creatinine level gets reduced over time because of its enhanced excretion.Hope this answers your query.If any queries,happy to answer you.Take care.
During the phase of decreased urine output(volume overloaded state)as in case of congestive heart failure the levels of creatinine starts to build up.The water pill makes the kidney to make adequate urine and thus decreases the volume overload.Also the creatinine level gets reduced over time because of its enhanced excretion.Hope this answers your query.If any queries,happy to answer you.Take care.
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