Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1266 page)

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   Male: 2.8–9.8 g/g creatinine
   Female: 3.1–11.6 g/g creatinine
   Use
   Determination of a person’s protein balance and the amount of dietary protein needed by severely ill patients
   Interpretation

Increased In

   Too much protein intake and/or increased protein breakdown in the body
   Hyperthyroidism

Decreased In

   Malnutrition
   Kidney damage and insufficiency from any cause
   Normal growing children and infants
   Pregnancy
   Low-protein and high-carbohydrate diet
   Liver disease
   Limitations

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