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In cirrhosis the creatinine lies — low muscle hides kidney injury
Cirrhotic patients have little muscle, so creatinine is falsely low: 100 µmol/L can hide a GFR of 30. Treat any rise of 26 µmol/L or more as real AKI and act. Stop diuretics and NSAIDs, give albumin 1 g/kg (max 100 g), and tap the ascites in every admitted cirrhotic to look for SBP.
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