DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old female. A recent blood test returned an eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) of 59. My physician’s nurse told me that the test was normal. When I asked her ...
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What happens when kidney function declines: Understanding the stages of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease progresses through five stages as kidney function declines, with early stages often silent and advanced disease potentially requiring dialysis or transplantation.
Even if your lab results show “normal” kidney function, new research suggests it might not tell the full story. A groundbreaking study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Kidney International, ...
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is a blood test to assess kidney function. The formula for calculating eGFR takes the patient’s body size, age, and sex into account to predict how well ...
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