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Case Reports
. 2022 Feb 15;32(1):011002.
doi: 10.11613/BM.2022.011002.

A sudden creatinine increase: A case report

Bernhard Strasser  1 , Sebastian Strasser  2 , Josef Tomasits  1
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Case Reports

A sudden creatinine increase: A case report

Bernhard Strasser et al. Biochem Med (Zagreb). .

Abstract

Creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are first-line laboratory parameters in the diagnosis of various renal diseases. In recent decades, cystatin C (cysC) has furthered the laboratory repertoire regarding renal status assessment and has been implemented in many clinical guidelines. Accordingly, with the establishment of cysC as a renal routine biomarker, further opportunities for assessing eGFR have been attained. Nevertheless, various limitations are still associated with cysC and creatinine analysis. Preanalytical errors could cause false results in both biomarkers. In our case, we were confronted with implausibly elevated creatinine levels due to preanalytical errors.

Keywords: case report; creatinine; cystatin C; estimated glomerular filtration rate.

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