CREATININE

• Hemolyzed and icteric samples should be avoided
• Fasting is not required
• Interfering substances: Grossly lipemic or hemolyzed samples
• Blank


  Add distilled water
• Standard


  Add creatinine standard solution
• Control


  Add normal/abnormal control
• Test


  Add patient sample
• 0.01


  Converts mg/dL to g/dL
• Kinetic assays


  • Rapid
  • Inexpensive
  • Easy
• Requires large sample; Not widely used