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what the risks are female urinary tract, male urinary tract, creatinine tests, creatinine urine test, urine creatinine, spot collection, creatinine urine test measures the amount, creatinine in urine, spot collection, obtain a sample of urine by urinating, saving part, the urine, container, a 24-hour urine sample is needed, to discontinue drugs, interfere, on day 1, urinate, toilet, get up, afterwards, collect all urine, special container, the next 24 hours, on day 2, urinate, container, get up, cap the container, in the refrigerator, a cool place, collection period, label the container, time of completion, infant, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra, open a urine collection bag, a plastic bag, an adhesive paper on one end, place it on the infant, males, entire penis, in the bag, adhesive attached, skin, females, bag, over the labia, diaper, usual over the secured bag, take a couple of attempts, lively infants, displace the bag, causing the specimen to be absorbed by the diaper, infant, checked frequently, bag changed, infant has urinated, bag, urine is drained, container, transport, deliver it, upon completion, no special preparation is necessary, collection is taken, infant, a couple of extra collection bags necessary, test involves only normal urination, no discomfort, a measurement, the serum creatinine level, evaluate kidney function, urine creatinine levels, a screening test to evaluate kidney function, the creatinine clearance test, creatinine, breakdown product of creatine, important part of muscle, most important source of energy inside cells, atp molecule, its high-energy phosphate bonds, one of these bonds is broken, energy is released, atp becomes adp, creatine phosphate represents a backup energy source, atp, it, quickly re-convert adp back to atp, over time, creatine molecule gradually degrades to creatinine, creatinine, waste product, cannot be used by cells, constructive purpose, daily production of creatine, subsequently creatinine, depends on muscle mass, fluctuates little in most normal people over long periods of time, creatinine is excreted, body entirely by the kidneys, normal kidney function, serum, blood, creatinine level should remain constant, normal values, highly dependent on the age, lean body mass, the person the urine is collected, normal value ranges, among different laboratories, urine creatine, 24-hour sample, values, quite variable, range from 500 mg/day to 2000 mg/day, abnormal results of urine creatinine, creatinine clearance, non-specific, glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, reduced renal blood flow, in shock, congestive heart failure, renal failure, rhabdomyolysis, urinary tract obstruction, muscular dystrophy, late stage, myasthenia gravis, high meat diet, additional conditions under which the test performed, complicated uti, pyelonephritis, prerenal azotemia, essentially no risks, drugs, increase creatinine measurements, aminoglycosides, gentamicin, cimetidine, heavy metal chemotherapeutic agents, cisplatin, nephrotoxic drugs, cephalosporins, cefoxitin.