Posted 8/15/2014 2:29 AM (GMT 0)
So last week I did a 24 urine cortisol and VMA test. Today I went in for a nuclear medicine bone scan to check for any bone abnormalities. I just got the results of the urine test, and the cortisol seems to be at a fine level, but my creatinine came back low. Does anyone have any idea what could have caused this? I have had my creatinine checked before and it's always a me back fine.... I'll upload a list of the test results from the 24hr test as well as previous tests, the two tests I'm uploading were done almost 5 months apart.
March 2014
Urine Creatinine
7.90
normal total: 0-30mmol/L
Urine Porphyrins Random
Porphyrin Screen
18
Normal total:9-26nmol/mmol
Total Bilirubin
12<20umol/L
Alkaline Phosphatase
7553-159U/L
Alkaline Phosphatase(ALP) reference
interval reflects the large variation
in the rate of bone growth in this
age group.
Gamma GT
1010-58U/L
ALT
13<45U/L
AST
17<30U/L
CK
53<200U/L
C Reactive Protein (High Sensitivity)
0.1<5.0mg/L
High-sensitivity method suitable for
cardiovascular risk assessment.
Nuclear Ab Titre and Pattern
NegTitre <1:80
ANA is a sensitive test for CTD.
DNA Double Strand Ab
9kU/L
<35 kU/L = Negative
35-55 kU/L = Equivocal
>55 kU/L = Positive
Tested by an ELISA method
30% of SLE patients do not have antibodies
to ds-DNA.
Rheumatoid Factor
<14kU/L
<14 kU/L = Negative
14-30 kU/L = Indeterminate
>30 kU/L = Positive
August 2014
Total Volume
Urine volume: 450
Urine Creatinine 24h
5.87
1-17.7mmol/d
Urine Cortisol 24h
51
30-220nmol/d
My main symptoms are:
Chronic fatigue (gets better just after eating and after 9:30pm, worst in morning/early afternoon)
Pain (all joints except hips, pain in shins, back pain, pain all over)
Muscle weakness
Headaches
Cravings of salt and sugary foods
Sensitivities to cold and heat
Hypoglycaemia
Shortness of breath (when speaking, making bed, getting up from sitting, lifting arms above head)
Dizzy when stand up