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Acute Kidney Injury or Physiological Response? Interpretation of Serum Creatinine Elevation After Strenuous Exercise Using Functional and Structural Kidney Biomarkers: A Narrative Review

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Key takeaways

This review discusses why creatinine levels often rise after hard exercise. It explains that this rise is usually a normal body response, not kidney damage. The article summarizes existing research but does not report new trial results. It helps patients understand that exercise can temporarily change kidney blood tests.

Who did this work

Aleksandra Kinga Łysak (Kielce University of Technology) · Jakub Gałwiaczek (Kielce University of Technology) · Joanna Dudek (Klinički Centar Crne Gore) · Damian Grębosz (Jan Kochanowski University) · Krzysztof Lis (Jan Kochanowski University) · Aleksandra Kalisz (Jan Kochanowski University) · Łucja Ilkiewicz (Jan Kochanowski University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-17
https://doi.org/10.12775/qs.2026.73.75536