My son is 15  years old and his blood Creatinine level was in March 1.0 and in April was 1.2. No history of Diabetes, kidney problems in the family. He is a healthy boy. Today he just went for another BMP and well get the results next week. What could be the cause of a high Creatinine level in his case?
Hi there, Good to see that you are taking good care of you son, and care about him. Please understand that creatinine is a waste product that is produced during muscle contraction. Which has a normal level of 0.6 to 1.2 for men. Creatinine is removed from the body by kidney, rise of creatinine from 1.0 to 1.2 doesn't always mean that he has kidney problem. Creatinine can rise because of other reasons also, you can easily get that list on the internet. Few things That I can list are