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

   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