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 ===Creatinine===
 *The standard screening test for renal function.
-*Dinosaurs use the units mg/dL; normal with these units is:<ref>URL: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm]. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.</ref> 0.8 to 1.4 mg/dL.
 *300 mmol/L is the general cut-point for referral to a nephrologist.<ref name=pmid>{{cite journal |author=Mendelssohn DC, Barrett BJ, Brownscombe LM, ''et al.'' |title=Elevated levels of serum creatinine: recommendations for management and referral |journal=CMAJ |volume=161 |issue=4 |pages=413–7 |year=1999 |month=August |pmid=10478168 |pmc=1230545 |doi= |url=http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/161/4/413}}</ref>
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+*Dinosaurs use the units mg/dL; normal with these units is: 0.8 to 1.4 mg/dL.<ref>URL: [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm]. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.</ref>
+*Conversion: 1.0 mg/dL = 88.4 umol/L.<ref>URL: [http://www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/other/Conversions/ConversionMasterF3.htm http://www.sydpath.stvincents.com.au/other/Conversions/ConversionMasterF3.htm]. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.</ref><ref>URL: [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/scales/clinical_data.html http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/scales/clinical_data.html]. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.
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 ===Urine protein to creatinine ratio===
 *Indicator of proteinuria.