My mother is 65 years old with one kidney. She had donated her kidney to her brother 15 years back. She is bronchial asthamatic, has thyroid problem and has osteo arthiritis. She has a Serum creatinine of 3.6 which had gone up to 5 a fortnight back due to pnemonia. She has been advised Erythropoietin injection. Is it alright for her to take these injections. Due to all other complications. Please advise ASAP. Can Serum creatinine levels be reversed by diet control...Please advice am really worried.
HiT hanks for the query. Serum creatinine levels often increase during an episode of acute illness like pneumonia. However, if her creatinine is persistently elevated she needs to see a nephrologist. He/She will do further blood tests and imaging to determine the cause of this and then prescribe appropriate medications. Erythropoietin injections are used for the treatment of anemia (low hemoglobin) in patients with kidney diseases. Diet control can help in delaying the progression of the disease but has to be combined with other measures for which a nephrologist can guide you. Hope this helps. Good luck.