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What is creatinine?

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What are the following? Acido urico, trigliceridos and creatinina.

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updated May 31, 2011
edited by Destroyed99
posted by karlbickerton2

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uric acid
triglycerides
creatinine

updated May 30, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
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Hi and welcome to the forum. You can find all of these definitions on Wikipedia.

Creatinine (from the Greek ?????, flesh) is a break-down product of creatine phosphate in muscle, and is usually produced at a fairly constant rate by the body (depending on muscle mass). In chemical terms, creatinine is a spontaneously formed cyclic derivative of creatine. Creatinine is chiefly filtered out of the blood by the kidneys (glomerular filtration and proximal tubular secretion). There is little-to-no tubular reabsorption of creatinine. If the filtering of the kidney is deficient, creatinine blood levels rise. Therefore, creatinine levels in blood and urine may be used to calculate the creatinine clearance (CrCl), which reflects the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).


Uric acid is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3. It forms ions and salts known as urates and acid urates such as ammonium acid urate. Uric acid is created when the body breaks down purine nucleotides. High concentrations of uric acid in blood serum can lead to a type of arthritis known as gout. The chemical is associated with other medical conditions like ammonium acid urate kidney stones.


A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglyceride) is an ester derived from glycerol and three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats.

updated May 30, 2011
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
Do not confuse creatine with creatinine. - lorenzo9, May 30, 2011
Thanks, Lorenzo. - --Mariana--, May 30, 2011
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A lot of athletes use a creatinine supplement in the form of powder when they are trying to build up their muscles.

So also, do teenage boys who want to develop themselves physically when nature has not complied with how they want to look.

It is considered unsafe and/or unhealthy in some respects.

updated May 30, 2011
posted by NancyGrace
Creatine supplements, not creatinine. - lorenzo9, May 30, 2011
Okay, I just threw the can out (that my son was using), so I can't confirm, but do believe you are correct! - NancyGrace, May 30, 2011
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what is indice de distrib.hemoglobina

updated May 30, 2011
posted by karlbickerton2
Hemoglobin distribution index. - lorenzo9, May 30, 2011
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what is indice de distrib.hemoglobina

updated May 30, 2011
posted by karlbickerton2
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You should have your doctor explain your blood test results to you.

updated May 30, 2011
posted by lorenzo9
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what is trigliceridos

updated May 30, 2011
posted by karlbickerton2
trigliceridos = triglycerides. There is a dictionary located at the top of this page. - --Mariana--, May 30, 2011