Nephrologist Question:
What is creatinine (kree-AT-ih-nin)?
Answer:
A type of waste in the blood that comes from using your muscles in everyday activities. Healthy kidneys clean creatinine from the blood. When your kidneys are not working, creatinine can build up in your blood.
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