A patient with serum creatinine of 61 mg/dl.
Spurious elevation of serum creatinine by Jaffe assay is known to occur due to a variety of substances. This results in subjecting the patient to invasive and complicated procedures such as dialysis. We report a rare case of false elevation of this renal parameter following exposure to an organic solvent.
Department of Nephrology, Manipal Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Sriram
Department of Critical Care, Manipal Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Srinivas
Department of Nephrology, Manipal Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Naveen
False elevation; Jaffe assay; nitromethane; serum creatinine