CREACreatinine
What it shows
A muscle waste product the kidneys remove. The result also gives the kidneys’ filtration rate (eGFR) for your age and sex.
Your doctor reads the result: the laboratory does not diagnose or prescribe. The result sheet gives the reference range beside each value.
Sample
- Short code
- CREA
- What is taken
- Blood from a vein
- Container
- Yellow-top gel serum tube
- Turnaround
- 1 working days for samples taken by 12:00; result at 18:00
- At home
- Yes, a nurse comes to your home
Preparation
- 8 hours after your last meal, on an empty stomach. Water is fine.
- No alcohol and no fatty food the day before.
- No hard exercise the day before.
Reference ranges
| For | Range |
|---|---|
| Women | 45–84 µmol/L |
| Men | 59–104 µmol/L |
These ranges are for Damla’s analysers and methods; another laboratory’s ranges may differ slightly.
This test is part of these check-ups
- Women’s health9 tests tests, ₼151 one by one · ₼109
- Men’s health10 tests tests, ₼151 one by one · ₼115
- Diabetes control6 tests tests, ₼113 one by one · ₼85
- Sport check-up9 tests tests, ₼137 one by one · ₼98
- Over 4010 tests tests, ₼176 one by one · ₼129
- Over 6013 tests tests, ₼225 one by one · ₼159
- Kidneys6 tests tests, ₼66 one by one · ₼49
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- ASTAspartate aminotransferase (AST)₼9
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- ALPAlkaline phosphatase (ALP)₼10
- BILBilirubin, total and direct₼12