The "kidney number" is a measure of kidney function and is based on the amount of a substance called creatinine in the blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [RedOrbit News - Technology] Reference

In sum, the more Creatine, the more "creatinine" and thus greater negative effect on the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference

She was in kidney failure with a creatinine of 5.1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-05-01] Reference

Both creatine and creatinine are readily soluble in water.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition] Reference

My BUN was marked high at 29 and the bun/creatinine ratio is 29.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Sugar comes trick or treating | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

Renal function, including BUN and creatinine should be monitored.    From Wordnik.com.  [Monamine Oxidase Inhibitors] Reference

With creatinine levels this high, we might starttalking aboutdialysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Territory of Old Age] Reference

I quickly scan his labs: creatinine off the charts, blood pressure through the roof.    From Wordnik.com.  [After the Diagnosis] Reference

A New Hampshire nephrologist tracked his creatinine and prescribed antihypertensives.    From Wordnik.com.  [After the Diagnosis] Reference

I asked a question about my most recent blood test re: BUN and the BUN/creatinine ratio.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Sugar comes trick or treating | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

The effects of age on creatinine clearance in men: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elderly] Reference

And -- but the really nice thing is that the last three or four days, his creatinine has come down.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2001] Reference

DOWLING: Just another positive things is his -- as Dr. Gray said, his creatinine were very excited.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2001] Reference

Her creatinine level had started at 16.5 with normal being below 2, fell to 7.5 and has now fallen to 3.3.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-03-01] Reference

So, he ran some tests, ran a creatinine level check and came in with the bad news, and he said, not only.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2005] Reference

Does she have any other medical problems? e.g diabetes, declining kidney function as measured by a blood creatinine test.    From Wordnik.com.  [I am anxious!] Reference

On the one hand, that means he's not getting worse, but we'd hoped that his slightly high creatinine level was just a fluke.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

There is a possibility that Harley's creatinine levels just naturally run a little high; we're hoping that's what's going on!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference

No good; I also see the champion of BP non-compliance: creatinine up to 4.5 from 3.3 six months ago, LDL of 234, BP of 230/140.    From Wordnik.com.  [Another Cool Analogy] Reference

And his -- the lowest creatinine that he's had really for the past couple years is 1.9 because of this chronic congestive heart failure.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2001] Reference

And his creatinine when he came in was three range, which means he has moderately severe in-stage -- not in - stage, but renal problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2001] Reference

Adzick NS, Harrison MR, Flake AW, Laberge JM, Villa RL: Development of a fetal renal function test using endogenous creatinine clearance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obstructive Uropathy, Fetal Intervention for Obstructive Uropathy] Reference

My creatinine has been 1.6 for the past decade or so.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes] Reference

Baseline 24 hour urinalysis for protein and creatinine clearance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

Average serum creatinine for the UC and SPT groups was 0.74 and 0.67.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

How does pregnance and excercise affect creatinine clearance results?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference

Women have a lower eGFR than men for the same level of serum creatinine.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference

Serum creatinine measurements were evaluated to determine whether renal function was maintained.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Following its formation, creatinine diffuses from skeletal muscle and is excreted by the kidneys.    From Wordnik.com.  [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference

Glucose, lactate, creatinine, antipyrine and hCG concentrations were measured as described recently.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Even small increases in serum creatinine levels during hospitalization raise the risk of end stage r.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference

Increased urea and creatinine, low platelet count or other coagulation abnormalities, hyperbilirubinemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

In just (4) four weeks, his blood was checked again and his (BUN) was down to 34 and his creatinine level was down to 1.5.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]