Creatinine clearance: what it means

Creatinine clearance: standard values Creatinine clearance indicates how quickly the kidneys can excrete urinary substances – using creatinine as an example. Urinary substances are all substances that the body has to excrete via the urine. The clearance can be used to estimate the filtration rate of the renal glomeruli (glomerular filtration rate, GFR). The creatinine … Creatinine clearance: what it means