Continued elevation of creatinine and uric acid in a male athlete: A case report

Autor: Ali M Alaseem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-313X
2050313X
DOI: 10.1177/2050313X241260229
Popis: Whey protein and other protein-fortified supplements are frequently consumed as nutritional supplements to aid in muscle hypertrophy and myogenesis. This case presents a 36-year-old athletic male with elevated creatinine and uric acid levels during routine laboratory evaluation. The patient had no history of kidney disease, diabetes, or hypertension. It was revealed that the patient had been regularly consuming whey protein as a dietary supplement for 2 months. Given the potential association between the elevated creatinine and uric acid levels and the use of whey protein, the patient was advised to discontinue the supplement. The patient then switched to protein-fortified milk to mitigate the possible harmful connection between the dietary intake and the laboratory findings. However, despite the dietary change, the increased levels of creatinine and uric acid persisted. This observation suggests that the elevated levels may be attributed to chronic whey protein consumption along with high-protein dietary consumption.
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