Creatinine Blood Tests: Creatinine is a waste product in your blood, that comes from normal muscle wear and tear. The kidneys are responsible for removal of creatinine from the blood, so if your kidney function declines, blood creatinine levels rise. Discover what normal creatinine levels are, what it means to have high or low creatinine, what a BUN blood test is, and how to stay within normal creatinine range.

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Chronic Kidney Disease

Twenty percent of people over the age of 20 years will develop chronic kidney disease in their lifetime. Chronic kidney disease causes are diseases of the kidney(s), diabetes, uncontrolled high blood pressure, Glomerulonephritis, polycystic disease, medications, and other conditions. Symptoms include; fatigue, nausea and vomiting, edema, itching, easy bruising, anemia, headaches, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, chest pain, and more. Treatment for kidney disease generally involves dialysis, or kidney transplantation depending on the condition of the person and kidney(s).

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Kidney Disease Twenty percent of people over the age of 20 years will develop chronic kidney disease in their lifetime. Chronic kidney disease causes are diseases of the kidney(s), diabetes, uncontrolled high blood pressure, Glomerulonephritis, polycystic disease, medications, and other conditions.

Symptoms include; fatigue, nausea and vomiting, edema, itching, easy bruising, anemia, headaches, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, chest pain, and more.

Treatment for kidney disease generally involves dialysis, or kidney transplantation depending on the condition of the person and kidney(s).

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Thiamine (vitamin B1)

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