Evaluación del aumento de creatinina

Last reviewed: 20 Aug 2025
Last updated: 14 Mar 2024

Summary

Differentials

Common

  • Glomerulonefritis
  • Nefropatía diabética
  • Vasculitis sistémica
  • Aumento de la creatinina relacionada con los fármacos
  • Daño renal agudo inducido por contraste
  • Shock
  • Hipovolemia
  • Hipertensión
  • Insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva
  • Preeclampsia
  • Nefritis intersticial aguda
  • Necrosis tubular aguda
  • Cirugía cardíaca
  • Nefrectomía
  • Rechazo de trasplante renal
  • Variación biológica en la creatinina sérica
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Uncommon

  • Trombosis venosa renal
  • Radioterapia
  • Nefrotoxinas endógenas (mioglobina, ácido úrico, calcifilaxis)
  • Estenosis de la arteria renal
  • Infarto renal traumático
  • Síndrome de embolia múltiple por colesterol
  • Uropatía obstructiva
  • Suplemento de creatina
  • Enfermedad renal hereditaria
  • Variaciones metodológicas en la medición de la creatinina
  • Sustancias que interfieren con el ensayo
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Contributors

Authors

Michiko Shimada, MD, PhD, FASN
Michiko Shimada

Associate Professor of Medicine

Division of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, and Nephrology

Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine

Hirosaki

Japan

Disclosures

MS declares that she has no competing interests.

Bhagwan Dass, MD, FACP, FASN
Bhagwan Dass

Professor of Medicine

University of Florida

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

BD declares that he has no competing interests.

A. Ahsan Ejaz, MD, FASN
A. Ahsan Ejaz

Professor of Medicine

Division of Nephrology

University of Maryland

VA Maryland Healthcare

Baltimore

MD

Disclosures

AAE declares that he has no competing interests .

Acknowledgements

Dr Michiko Shimada, Dr Bhagwan Dass, and Dr A. Ahsan Ejaz would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Puneet Sood, a previous contributor to this topic.

Disclosures

PS declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Janson Leung, MD

Consultant Nephrologist

Royal Derby Hospital

Derby

UK

Disclosures

JL has been reimbursed by Abbott for attending several conferences. JL has also received a fee from Shire for attending an advisory board meeting.

Zvi Talor, MD, FACP

Professor of Medicine

Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation

University of Florida

Gainesville

FL

Disclosures

ZT declares that he has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Acute Kidney Injury Work Group. KDIGO clinical practice guideline for acute kidney injury. Kidney inter Suppl. 2012 March;2(1):1-138.Full text

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes. KDIGO 2012 clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic kidney disease. Jan 2013 [internet publication].Full text

American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: renal failure. 2020 [internet publication].Full text

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