high creatine and nitrogen in bloodwork

[anaholic]

so i had bloodwork done and my creatine was like 3 times the normal value, is it typical for someone on gear and training, to have high creatine levels, my nitrogen levels were also hi, does this just mean iam in a positive nitrogen balance?

 

[npcout]

so i had bloodwork done and my creatine was like 3 times the normal value, is it typical for someone on gear and training, to have high creatine levels, my nitrogen levels were also hi, does this just mean iam in a positive nitrogen balance?

Not all bro, I need to see your values but creatinine and BUN are the two major tests used to determine kidney function. BUN is typically 8-20, and creatinine is typically 0.6-1.2. Bodybuilders and those with excess muscle will have creatinine levels slightly higher, but not much.

Many things can influence your levels though, for instance I am getting a full workup next Friday. I will not be working out Wed or Thurs, and I will increase fluids, and follow a normal healthy diet.

Working out the day before can augment creatinine levels.. what did your doc say?

 

[minister]

I've scored it as high as 2.4 while on cycle, and my doc wasn't really overly concerned about it. So when you said 3 times as high as normal, Are you talking about over 3? Because that might be a bit of a problem. However NPCOUT has a very valid point in saying that the levels can fluctuate very easily depending on hydration, diet and lifting the day prior to testing. If I were you I would take a couple of days off from training, drink a lot of fluids, and go as late as possible to give your body a chance to hydrate well. You just might be pleasantly surprised. God bless you. Keep us posted.

 

[anaholic]

the creatine levels were
creatine kinase, isoenzyme MB 15.4
creatine kinase, total 680

there is no range on the paper but the doc said the creatine kinase total should be like 200. they wanted to keep me overnight, but i left i figured it just had something to do with gear, or lifting or something like that.

alsothis was an emergency room doctor, i went in there because ive had a sore throat and lost my vioce, they really didnt know what was wrong with me though.

i dont have a family doctor and i dont have insurance

 

[anaholic]

Iam looking at the bloodwork paper and now see a CK MB relative % and its at 2.3 and is not marked as being hi. i think thats what you guys are talking about?
But what iam talking about is different

 

[Kaladryn]

the creatine levels were
creatine kinase, isoenzyme MB 15.4
creatine kinase, total 680

there is no range on the paper but the doc said the creatine kinase total should be like 200. they wanted to keep me overnight, but i left i figured it just had something to do with gear, or lifting or something like that.

alsothis was an emergency room doctor, i went in there because ive had a sore throat and lost my vioce, they really didnt know what was wrong with me though.

i dont have a family doctor and i dont have insurance

You had a test for CPK, also know as creatine phosphokinase, also called just creatine kinase. This is a marker of muscle damage, any kind of muscle damage. The test is used to determine heart muscle damage. Anyone doing any type of training is going to have VERY elevated levels. I once had over 2000 a day after training legs.

CPK value is completely meaningless unless you get the differrential test. There are 5 types of CPK, it is possible to isolate the one that marks cardiac damage.