CREATININE CLEARANCE TEST

THE CREATININE CLEARANCE TEST IS A LABORATORY TEST THAT ESTIMATES THE RATE AT WHICH THE KIDNEYS FILTER WASTE PRODUCTS FROM THE BLOOD. CREATININE IS A WASTE PRODUCT PRODUCED BY MUSCLE METABOLISM. BY MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF CREATININE IN THE BLOOD AND URINE OVER A SPECIFIC PERIOD, THE TEST CAN PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF KIDNEY FUNCTION. A DECREASED CREATININE CLEARANCE RATE MAY SUGGEST THAT THE KIDNEYS ARE NOT WORKING AS EFFICIENTLY AS THEY SHOULD, WHICH CAN BE A SIGN OF KIDNEY DISEASE. THIS TEST IS OFTEN USED TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR KIDNEY CONDITIONS, SUCH AS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OR ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY.