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Am suffering 3rd ralapse of Wegener's, but his time with only kidney involvement(previously lung, skin, sinuses) I was experiencing no physical symptoms prior to urinalysis and consequent biopsy.  My blood creatinine was 4.8, er visit showed it at 3.6, and next test was 4.  All at different labs because of circumstances.  I am currently on 125 cytoxan and 40 preds  My blood pressure is out of control and different meds not helping.  Here is my qt  What does fluctuating creatinine count indicate and what type of treatment for bp  Currently on lisonspril-20, benacor and a mild diaretic...thanks   kavy
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HIgh is not good  Anything above 2 is probably cause for concern  It has to do with amount of protein being lost  kavy
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Your creatinine is high normal range is 0.50-1.50 mg/dl right? What creatinine means?  what happend if is low or high Do you know? Thanks!
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