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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What your kidney function test results mean
Medically reviewed by Matthew Wosnitzer, MD Key Takeaways An eGFR below 60 ml/min indicates possible kidney disease. High ...
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 ...
Kidney disease often progresses silently, causing irreversible damage before symptoms appear. Simple tests like blood ...
Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease and it’s serious, but you can get screening tests to help diagnose this diabetes complication early enough to treat it. Diabetes-related nephropathy, also ...
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