Getting Started: Elevated Serum Creatinine
ApproachCLINICALNeil Finkle, MD, FRCPCPresented at the 78th Annual Dalhousie Refresher Course, 2004Getting started : Elevated Serum CreatinineSome 810 Canadian patients/million population requiredrenal replacement therapy (dialysis and transplant) projected increase in annual incidence rate is %.2Creatinine can be Elevated in several conditions (Table 1). Acuterenal insufficiency (ARI) is defined as a rise in Serum creatinineover a period of days to weeks. ARI is a medical emergency andrequires urgent assessment by a nephrologist or other qualified specialist. Chronic renal insufficiency (CRI), also known as chron-ic kidney disease (CKD), demonstrates a rise in Serum creatinineover a period of months to years.
CLINICAL Approach Neil Finkle, MD, FRCPC Presented at the 78th Annual Dalhousie Refresher Course, 2004 Getting Started: Elevated Serum Creatinine S …
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